ranchi over 15000 jmm leaders and activists including at least two mps and two mlas on saturday courted arrest across jharkhand as part of their indefinite jailbharo agitation to press for the release of party chief sibu soren and withdrawal of cases related to statehood movement including the chirrudih massacrethe agitation which was kicked off on a peaceful note would continue till soren was freed from the jail party functionaries saidin east singhbhum and saraikelakharswan districts over 9000 activists courted arrest this was followed by jamtara 2000 and godda 1500 both in santhal parganas district considered to be a stronghold of the tribal chiefjmm central secretary rajendra mehta and its womens wing president tara devi alleged that the district administration failed to provide the activists with proper food and drinking water at the jaipal singh stadium where they were lodgedparty general secretary and mp sunil kumar mahto and another mp teklal mahto who were arrested in jamshedpur and hazaribag respectively said the agitation would continue till soren was released and chief minister arjun munda removedover 500 people courted arrest in ranchi 550 in hazaribag 150 in koderma 300 in deogarh 50 in garwah and 100 in simdega reports of more arrests are coming in from other districts