INDIA bloc is always determined to protect culture, rights of people of Jharkhand: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi greeted people of Jharkhand on the state's foundation day on Friday and said the INDIA bloc is always determined to protect their culture and rights.
"Hearty greetings to all the people of Jharkhand on the foundation day of Jharkhand, which has abundant natural, cultural and mineral wealth," Gandhi said in his post in Hindi on X.
INDIA bloc is always determined to protect the culture and rights of the people of Jharkhand, the former Congress chief said.
"Respectful tributes to the tribal great hero, Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda ji on his birth anniversary. His struggle for tribal identity and his sacrifice to protect water, forest and land will always inspire us," Gandhi said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also extended wishes to the people and hoped for a future that is pleasant, prosperous and happy for them.
Kharge also hailed tribal icon Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary.
"On the birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter, Dharti Aaba, Bhagwan Birsa Munda ji, I bow down to him, who rebelled against the British rule to protect water, forest, land and tribal civilization and culture. He is and will remain the source of inspiration for crores of Indians," Kharge said in a post on X.
"Heartiest congratulations to all the brothers and sisters of Jharkhand, a state full of natural resources, on Jharkhand Foundation Day. We wish that tomorrow will be pleasant, prosperous and happy for all of you," he said.
The state of Jharkhand officially came into being on Munda's birth anniversary in 2000.
The two leaders also wished people on Guru Nanak Jayanti.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
