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CM Hemant Soren pays tribute to MLA Durga Soren

Ranchi, Sept 10 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, along with MLA Kalpana Soren, paid heartfelt tribute to former MLA and prominent Jharkhand movement leader, the late Durga Soren, on his birth anniversary.
The leaders visited the Durga Soren Memorial at Namkum, where they garlanded his statue and offered floral tributes.
The Chief Minister said, “Like every year, people have gathered to honour the memory of late Durga Soren, who played a pivotal role in the separate statehood movement.
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