Buoyant with success in Assembly elections since inception, the AJSU party has put everything at stake to open tally in parliamentary elections of 2014. The AJSU chief who is contesting election against heavyweight candidates of the Congress and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), is spending considerable amount of time in campaigning to win the race to lower House of Parliament from Ranchi.
Continuing the election campaign, Sudesh Kumar Mahto, the AJSU chief, on Saturday began from Khalari and covered areas upto Ranchi via Burhmu. The flamboyant leader who is popular among youths because of his achievements at a young age proceeded from the coal belt of Khalari on motorcycle meeting people and explaining to them the necessity to make the son of the soil victorious.
“Jharkhand’s average age is 65 years and national parties have wasted 30 years. They have wasted Jharkhand’s prime,” said Mahto.
The AJSU Chief’s motorcycle rally, as claimed by the party, comprised around 5;000 motorcycles that reached Ratu’s Simeria ground where the stage was set for Mahto to address hundreds of supporters.
The AJSU Chief was running three hours behind schedule however the supporters mostly women whoc stuck to their place to listen their leader.“The effort to make space in national politics has begun from you. Parties active at national level have done injustice to the state,” pointed out Mahto. Ironically, Mahto seemed selling same dream to the people which he sold so many times but failed to fulfill despite being at helm on so many occasions.
The AJSU party leader who has been deputy CM of Jharkhand criticized the centre for its attitude over special status to Jharkhand however did not utter a word of criticism for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for siding with the Congress on the coveted status.
“When it came to implement the recommendations of Raghuram Rajan committee they said they will political decision however when the lok Sabha was in session they passed Seemandhara bill. I have no objections about Seemandhra but Seemandhra which did not raise demand for special status even for a day you (read centre) gave them a special package ,” added the AJSU Chief.
Mahto whipped up the passion of people present on the occasion and castigated the attitude of centre towards the State. The leader who started political career from grass-root also condemned the centre for not giving the State its share proportionate to the contribution to the country in terms of mineral reserves.
“They (read national parties) come here during elections and say if you vote for me I will honour you. They are merchants of politics and their behaviour is like zamindars,” said Mahto