Ranchi, July 1 -- Leader of Opposition and BJP state president Babulal Marandi condemned the police action on people protesting the district administration's alleged dismantling of a separate stage they had set up to commemorate Hul Diwas in their capacity as "barbaric," asserting it revived "memories of British rule" and accusing the state government of undermining tribal heritage and rights. On people of Bhognadih, led by the Sido-Kanhu Murmu Hul Foundation (SKHF) and Aato Manjhi Vashi Bhognadih (AMVB), were protesting the district administration's alleged dismantling of a separate stage they had set up to commemorate Hul Diwas in their capacity.
Bhognadih is the birthplace of tribal icons Sido and Kanhu Murmu, two brothers who led the S...