Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge leave for J'khand's Nemra to attend Shibu Soren's funeral

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reached Jharkhand's capital Ranchi and left for Nemra in Ramgarh district via road to attend the funeral of Shibu Soren, officials said.

Soren, the JMM co-founder, died at a hospital in Delhi on Monday while undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments. He was 81.

''Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge reached Ranchi from Delhi to participate in the last rites of Shibu Soren at his ancestral village Nemra,'' an official said.

Both the Congress leaders are scheduled to reach Nemra in the neighbouring Ramgarh district in a chopper, as per the schedule.

However, they left for the ancestral village of Shibu Soren by road in view of heavy rains, the officials said Meanwhile, a sombre atmosphere prevailed in Nemra as people from near and far thronged the village to have a last glimpse of former chief minister Shibu Soren, who is fondly known as 'Dishom Guru' by the masses.

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