Giridih, Jharkhand:- Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday reached the residence of former Cabinet Minister Smriti-Shesh Sudivya Kumar Sonu in Harsinghraidih, Giridih and participated in his Dwadashkarma program and paid emotional tribute. The Chief Minister paid tribute to late Sudivya Kumar Sonu by paying floral tributes to him. During this, the Chief Minister met the bereaved family members, wife, son and daughter of the late minister and expressed his deep condolences. He prayed to God to grant peace to the departed soul and provide strength, patience and support to the family members to bear the loss in this difficult time.
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While talking to the media, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that everyone is aware of the untimely demise of elder brother Sudivya Kumar Sonu. Today Dwadashkarma program is being completed with full rituals and customs. He said that this incident is extremely sad and is an irreparable loss to the state, which is difficult to compensate. The Chief Minister said that Sudivya Kumar Sonu's activism while he was a minister was not hidden from everyone. His personality had the courage and passion to work for the society and the state. He said that society and state always need such personalities.
For a long time he worked to give direction to various areas of the state. Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the mind is still not ready to accept that Sudivya Kumar Sonu is no longer among them. He said that the provisions of law can neither be avoided nor can any other person change it. Everyone has to move forward with this legislation. The Chief Minister said that rising above the party sentiments, a large number of people have come to participate in the Dwadashkarma of Sudivya Kumar Sonu.
He said that Sudivya Sonu was a multidimensional personality and continued to move ahead with the problems of all people and all sections of society. The Chief Minister said that even though he is not among us today, he will always be remembered as an example. He appealed to everyone to pray to God for the peace of the departed soul and said that he and the government are with the entire family of Sudivya Kumar Sonu in this hour of grief. The Chief Minister also met the common people who had come to participate in Dwadashkarma and consoled them.
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MLA Kalpana Soren also paid tribute to the memory of Sudivya Kumar Sonu by offering flowers on his portrait. He met the bereaved family members and expressed his condolences and prayed to God to give the family the strength to bear the loss in this difficult time. Other ministers of the state cabinet, Rajya Sabha MPs, MLAs, Chief Secretary Avinash Kumar, senior officials of the state government, Giridih district administration officials, public representatives, local citizens and a large number of supporters and fans of Sudivya Kumar Sonu participated in the Dwadashkarma program.
Everyone paid emotional tribute to the late former minister with tearful eyes and remembered his contribution. On this occasion, there was an atmosphere of mourning and reverence at the residence in Harsinghraidih. The people present prayed for the peace of the soul of late Sudivya Kumar Sonu and paid their respects to him.