Disgruntled Vishrampur MlA Chadrashekhar Dubey yet again accused Chief Minister Hemant Soren of amassing wealth by plundering State’s resources in cahoots with companies based in other states. Dubey who will contest election on Trinamool Congress ticket was addressing party workers on the first convention of the party in the run up to the lok Sabha elections.
Dubey was sacked from the State Cabinet and Joined the TMC after being denied ticket from the Dhanbad. The former Rural Development minister has always been critical of Soren and embarrassed him on a couple of occasion prompting action by the Congress senior leadership. “I was a loyal soldier of Congress for 40 years however I was helpless in the face of situations,” explained Dubey on joining TMC.
The conference was attended by two Minister of Mamta Government — Malay Ghatak and Somen Mahapatra — who also appealed to the party workers to work wholeheartedly for the party in the elections.
Interestingly, the former minister staked claim for empowering democratic institutions at grass-root level by devolving powers to Panchayats and urged the workers to communicate the good work done by him to voter to win their support in the upcoming lok Sabha elections.
Earlier, Mandar MlA Bandhu Tirkey exhibited resolve to put the party in a better position in the lok Sabha elections and predicted a greater role for the TMC supremo Mamta Banerji in the emerging political scenario at the centre. “If the TMC emerges as the third largest party in the lok Sabha elections then no government can be formed without the party’s support. In that case Didi (Mamta) will definitely become prime minister of this country,” pointed out Tirkey.
Bishunpur MlA Chamra linda raised emotive issues of domicile, sarana code and alleged exploitation of the Adivasis while asking party workers to work relentlessly in the direction of bringing social justice to the deprived section of Adivasis. “We had put these issues in front of Didi (Mamta) and sought her support on these issues at the time of joining TMC,” maintained linda. Notwithstanding, lok Sabha elections the TMC leaders seemed aiming at Assembly elections as most of them were found issuing threats to the incumbent government of consequences after the parliamentary election gets over.