Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s willpower brought Jharkhand state into existence: PM Modi

On the occasion ofJharkhand’s foundation day, Prime MinisterNarendra Modion Monday said the firm willpower of former Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayeeled to the existence of the state.

Paying his tributes to tribal freedom fighterBirsa Mundaon his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inauguratedBhagwan Birsa Munda Smriti Udyancum Freedom Fighters Museum in Ranchi via video conferencing.

The Prime Minister said the museum will demonstrate the contribution of tribal heroes and heroines in the freedom struggle and will become a living establishment of the tribal culture.

Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on the birth anniversary of 19th-century freedom fighter and tribal leader Birsa Munda on November 15, 2000.