Ashoknagar to hold tribal pride procession on Birsa Munda birth anniversary on November 15

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas will be observed in Ashoknagar on November 15, the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda. A cultural procession 2 to 3 km long will be taken out in every district and will end in a rally.

A Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah (tribal pride week) will also be observed from November 11 to 18 to promote the culture and folk arts of the tribal community. Apex Bank president Mahendra Singh Yadav shared the details at a press conference held at a hotel on Thursday.

Yadav said the BJP government had declared Birsa Munda's birth anniversary, November 15, as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas in 2021. The main state-level event will be held on that day, with the Chief Minister and Union and state ministers taking part.

During the week, prominent buildings, roads, intersections and parks will be named after tribal heroes. There is also a plan to install statues of tribal heroes and heroines in one major park in every city.

BJP district president Alok Tiwari said the Centre and the state government were running several schemes for the educational, economic and social development of the tribal community.

Zila Panchayat president Rao Ajay Pratap Singh, MLA Brijendra Singh Yadav and municipal council president Neeraj Manoria were among the BJP office-bearers present at the press conference.