The newly nominated Jharkhand State President of Janata Dal (United) Gopal Krishan Patar alias Raja Peter has expressed dissatisfaction over the membership drive launched by the party in the State.
Voicing concern over the kind of people joining the party the president served a 15-day ultimatum to party leaders to change the list.
"We want only clean people in our party. We want dedicated people who can serve the party as well as the society. I have seen that people with vested interests are much keen to join the party,” said Peter while addressing a press conference on Friday.
He said that politics is the only platform which provides them an opportunity to serve the masses and foster a change in the society.
Pitching for youngsters joining politics, Peter said this was required to bring about a ‘change’ in the political system of the country. He also said that youths need to fight for their rights.
“Our party favours the young mind and I invite the people to joi n active politics and pave way for development in the society. People are looking for a change,” noted the president.
Peter further said: “I am not happy. In the East Singhbhum district only 383 members have been added during the drive. I have given a 15 day ultimatum to the party officials to improve the things”.
To a query Peter, who first came to limelight by defeating the then chief minister Shibu Soren in a by-election as an independent in 2009, said he had performed fairly well as the excise minister in the Munda government and would also do well to fulfill his new responsibility as party head in the state by strengthening the organisation.
To a query about the prevailing political situation, he noted that it would be good if any alternative government was formed in the state soon, otherwise immediate steps needed to be taken to pave way for fresh election.
Meanwhile, in Baridih and Sidhgora, the place where Raja was born and brought up, celebrations are yet to be over with feast continuing for the second day in success. Notably, Raja, who had is primary education from Tisco school, Agrico followed by secondary education from R D Tata School spend most of his time in the locality before shifting to Ranchi for further studies from St. Xavier College.
JD-U to decide ON poll alliance issue with BJP
Amidst the ongoing speculations about fresh assembly election in Jharkhand, the newly appointed State Janata Dal United (JD-U) president Gopal Krishna Patar alias Raja Peter has said that the issue of ‘alliance and seat-sharing’ with erstwhile poll-partner BJP would be decided by the central leadership only.
When questioned over the party’s plan to contest in all the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand, he said that the party high command was the authority to take a call about the number of seats the party would contest or on the issue of continuing alliance with BJP.
To a query regarding possibility of an alternative government in the state, the JD-U leader said that majority of the MlAs have already expressed their opinion in favour of fresh elections. There shouldn’t be much more delay.