With only 36 hours remaining for campaigning, political parties as well as candidates (who are in poll fray) seem to have pulled up their socks and are making rigorous efforts to woo the voters in Dhanbad lok Sabha constituency. Rallies, road shows, meetings with door-to-door campaign are intensified across the constituency.
Recently BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi, party leaders Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and other party stars had visited the constituency to garner support for sitting MP PN Singh. Meanwhile, BJP senior leader lK Advani's visit is schedule on Tuesday.
Along with the BJP, JVM (P), AJSU, Congress and TMC's candidates and supporters are also on their 'political best'.To reach out to maximum voters, AJSU candidate Dr Hemlata S Mohan had travelled through Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Sindri and Bokaro on Monday. Party chief Sudesh Mahato had also joined her at a mass meet in Sonabad.
Addressing the mass gathering, Mahato said, "Big parties are ruling since the last 60 years but have done nothing so far." He cautioned the voters, not to get deceived by candidates with false promises. Despite tall claims, the leaders in this country are reluctant to extend opportunities to the women and youths in politics, Mahato remarked and urged the masses to cast their votes in support of AJSU and Dr Mohan in order to ensure holistic development of the State.
The AJSU is committed to bring the desired change. Youth and women are prominent; they have to come forward be participative in bringing this change.
We are committed to transform Dhanbad constituency into an educational hub, Dr Mohan said, "Among the major concerns, Dhanbad constituency lacks security for the women, fire in the coal mines, rehabilitation of the displaced, inadequate electricity and scarcity of potable water. The need of the hour is to bring transparency in the governance and address the basic requirements of the people by empowering and enabling them to lead a prosperous life, she added.
In a meet with Sudesh Mahato, members of the Jharkhand Visthapit Sangh (JVS) decided to support AJSU; earlier they had decided to cast their right for NOTA.
Notably, Dhanbad is a coal mining and industrial city and the second largest urban agglomeration in Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. Dhanbad has about 112 coal mines with a total produce of 27.5 million tonnes and an annual income of Rs 7000 million through coal business, according to the official sources.
Dhanbad constituency comprises the six Vidhan Sabha (legislative Assembly) segments are Bokaro (36), Chandankiyari (37), Sindri (38), Nirsa (39), Dhanbad (40) and Jharia (41) is going for poll in 24 April. About 18,65,522 voters includes 10,20, 637 male and 8,44,885 female would have decide the fate of the contestants. Dhanbad is expected to witness a tetragonal contest between the BJP, the Congress, the TMC and the JVM (P) candidates.