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Dumraon to honour martyrs of Quit India Movement
Buxar: Dumraon, a historic town in Buxar district, will commemorate the heroic sacrifice of four local heroes who laid down their lives during the
Quit India Movement
on Aug 16, 1942.
According to sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Rakesh Kumar, a state-level event is organised annually to pay tribute to these martyrs.
This year on Aug 16, a procession will be taken out with enthusiastic participation from students of Classes VI to XII across all govt and private schools in the town.
Among the 21 freedom fighters who laid down their lives in the Dumraon subdivision, four—Kapilmuni, Ramdas Lohar, Ramdas Kohar, and Gopalji Kamkar—were killed together while attempting to hoist the national flag at the old police station in Dumraon during the 1942 movement.
However, the families of these martyrs continue to live in neglect. Narayan Prasad, a resident of the town, said that the descendants of martyr Ramdas Sonar are currently running a tea stall in Odisha to earn a living. "Neither the state govt nor any organisation has come forward to support them," he lamented.
Sanjay Kumar Chandravanshi, another local resident, pointed out the disparity in recognition and support: "Participants of the JP Movement receive a monthly pension of Rs 10,000, but families of freedom struggle martyrs have not been granted any financial assistance to date."
The people of Dumraon have appealed to the govt to extend pension benefits to the descendants of these forgotten heroes.
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