Ranchi, December 6: The public relations propaganda by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das failed drastically on Thursday when he went to hand over the soils from the grave of Param Vir Chakra awardee Albert Ekka to their family. The kin of Ekka refused to take the remains suspecting the authenticity of it.
Das, whose much hyped campaign to bring back the reigns of the national martyr and hand over to their relatives, travelled to Gumla district where house of Ekka is situated. After reaching Jari village, Ekka’s son Vincent Ekka and widow wife Balamdina Ekka refused to accept the package and question the authenticity of the soil which was mishandled according to them. Though reports from a local newspaper Prabhat Khabar stated that Balamdina Ekka wanted to see the last remains of her dead husband. (ALSO READ: Telenor to set up 950 towers to boost connectivity in Jharkhand, Bihar; claims to pay for call drops)
Lance Naik Albert Ekka attained martyrdom while fighting in war with Pakistan in 1971. He was awarded Param Vir Chakra for his bravery and his body was got a national burial. The place where the burial took place now lies somewhere in India Bangladesh border and nearby to Agartala. However, Jharkhand government is boosting the success of bringing the remains of Albert Ekka, things are not going in its favour. After Vincent denied to accept remains were not handled properly and denied to accept it, the Chief Minister then handed it to the district’s Deputy Commissioner for safekeeping.
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