Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi, April 6: Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto died today during tratment in Chennai.
Earlier, at the MGM Hospital in Chennai, Jagarnath Mahto underwent lung transplant surgery. He was returned to Ranchi in a chartered aeroplane on June 14 of this year while being supervised by two medical professionals from the Rajendra Institute of Medical College.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed grief over the death of Jagarnath Mahto.
अपूरणीय क्षति!
हमारे टाइगर जगरनाथ दा नहीं रहे!
आज झारखण्ड ने अपना एक महान आंदोलनकारी, जुझारू, कर्मठ और जनप्रिय नेता खो दिया। चेन्नई में इलाज के दौरान आदरणीय जगरनाथ महतो जी का निधन हो गया।
परमात्मा दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान कर शोकाकुल परिवार को दुःख की यह विकट घड़ी सहन करने की…— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) April 6, 2023
Notably, Jagarnath Mahto was a JMM MLA from Dumri constituency in Giridih and was actively involved in separate statehood movement, led by Shibu Soren.