New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth and several MPs paid tribute to former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Shibu Soren, who passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness.

MoS Sanjay Seth said that Shibu Soren was the pioneer of the Jharkhand statehood movement and interacted with everyone across the political spectrum with "love and respect."

"Dishom Guru, Shibu Soren was the pioneer of the Jharkhand movement, and later Atal Bihari Vajpayee granted a separate state. But as a guardian, transcending all political ideologies, he always interacted with everyone with love and respect. Shibu Soren's passing is deeply saddening for the entire country," MoS Seth said.

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