SUBHASH MISHRA
Ranchi, Dec 2: Five-time MLA and former minister Samresh Singh’s mortal remains were consigned to flames with state honour at his native village Deultand under Chandankyari block of Bokaro district in the evening today.
His younger son Sangram Singh alias Mana conducted the last rites of the former minister. At 4:45 PM, a guard of honour was given and the mortal remains were consigned to flames at 5:05 pm
The union tribal minister Arjun Munda, former chief minister Raghubar Das, Dhanbad MP PN Singh, Jamshedpur East Singhbhum Saryu Rai, Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan, Chandankyari MLA Umakant Rajak, Bermo MLA Anup Singh Cong state president Rajesh Thakur, former MLA Yogendra Singh Batul, Chas SDM Dilip Pratap Singh SDPI Purushottam Kumar paid tributes to him
The five-time MLA and first science and technology minister Samresh Singh (81) died yesterday at his Bokaro Sector-4-based residence in the wee hour of Thursday.
Earlier in the day, his mortal remains were brought from Bokaro Sector-4 to his native village Deultand. Grieved people of Bokaro paid rich tributes as the funeral procession crossed through Ram Mandir, Thana More, Naya More, Birsa Chowk Sector- 2 Kali Mandir, Check Post, Chas Purana Bazar, Jodhadih More Chandankyari, Barmasia to Daultand for last rites.
