RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, July 26: Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren today approved the proposal to notify names of 413 persons identified so far as ‘Jharkhand Andolakari’ by the Home, Jail and Disaster Management department and directed to continue the work of identification till all the agitators who were involved in the movement are identified.
The identified agitators include 20 from Bokaro, 132 from Deoghar, 12 from Dhanbad, 43 from Giridih, 19 from Godda, 33 from Gumla, 23 from Hazaribagh, 13 from Koderma, 02 from Latehar, 29 from Lohardaga, 08 from Ramgarh, 47 from Ranchi. , 10 agitators from Sahibganj and 22 from Seraikela are involved.
Since the formation of the government, the CM has been serious about giving respect to those who struggled for formation of a separate Jharkhand state. This is the reason he reconstituted the commission for identification of those agitated for Jharkhand.
The CM had earlier also approved the proposal to give benefits to the dependents of five agitators identified after their death. He earlier also approved the 13th confirmed list received from the Jharkhand/Vananchal and JP Andalonkari Chinhitkaran Aayog.
The clear instruction of the Chief Minister is that the eligible agitators who were involved in the last line of the movement should be given benefits.
