Karnataka BJP leaders pay tribute to Birsa Munda at Jagannath Bhavan.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP marked the 151st birth anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda with a programme at the party’s state office, Jagannath Bhavan, on Sunday.
BJP state co-in-charge Kasam Venkateshwarlu and state office secretary Lokesh Ambekallu were present, along with senior leader Karunakar Yadav, Malleswaram mandal president Keshava Aithal, other party leaders, office staff and workers.
Party leaders said Birsa Munda, a tribal freedom fighter, had dedicated himself to the nation and that his contribution was being remembered across the country. The BJP’s ST Morcha has organised various programmes to mark the occasion, they said, adding that the party observes Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary as “Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas” (Tribal Pride Day).
