Political leaders cutting across party lines on Sunday observed Hul Diwas to commemorate the 1855 uprising of tribals against colonial rule and landlords.
Hul Diwas is observed in memory of tribal brothers Sido and Kanhu, and leaders such as Chand and Bhairav besides Phulo and Jhano who had led the campaign against colonial rule and cruel zamindars.
Governor Droupadi Murmu attended a programme in Dumka organised by Sido Kanhu Murmu University where she laid the foundation stones of the canteen and administrative block.
Senior BJP leader and Union minister of tribal affairs Arjun Munda paid floral tributes to Sido and Kanhu at the park in the city capital named after the duo, along with state urban development minister CP Singh, Ram Kumar Pahan and Jitu Charan Ram (BJP MLAs from Khijri and Kanke respectively), and the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Samir Oraon.