Sending out a stern warning to anti-social elements working against development of Jharkhand Chief Minister suggested them to come to the mainstream and leave the path sooner than later.
Addressing a gram chaupal at Dumaria of Ghatshila on Sunday the CM also lauded the efforts of the people for defying naxal threat and joining constructive mode. “You people of this area worked courageously to chase down naxals from the area. Gun is not a solution to the deformity into the system. System cannot be changed by diverted people be it naxals or urban criminals. They should join the mainstream else we would smoke them out and eliminate them,” said the CM sitting before hundreds of villagers, peoples’ representatives and civil administration.
He went further stating that none should dare the system which is working in a constructive way for the betterment of the people. Coming to the measures taken by the Government, the CM named Pradhan Mantri Away Yojna, Ujjwala scheme, sanitation projects and the health insurance scheme to boost his point.
“The Prime Minister has put 2022 deadline for providing house to all but the State Government has even brought it lower. We would be providing houses to all by 2020. It was the Prime Minister who after 70 years of independence understood plight of women and constructing toilets for them. Ujjwala has liberated women from firewood collection. Now Ayushman Bharat is here which would not allow anyone to die in the want of medical attention,” said Das.
He assured people of the State on the occasion about making the health insurance scheme universal by 2019 by extending its coverage from present 85 per cent to complete when even APLs would be added with some kind of compensation.
“We are progressing well which was not in sight for early 14 years of the State. But we also need support and contribution from every quarter. The Government cannot do tasks like sanitation, education, girl child protection alone. You should treat boys and girls equally and provide your daughters education without any discrimination. The PM has given slogan of ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padao’ and we at State level supported it though ‘Pahle Padhai-Phir Bidai’,” said the CM while lauding the idea of village chaupals where ideas about social upliftment and development can be exchanged freely.
Raghubar Das also encouraged the villagers to negate intoxication, illiteracy, child marriage, dowry and witchcraft besides eliminating middlemen from the system who, he said, are eating up the share of poor. “I also see role of gram pradhan, sahiyas, anganwadi workers in generating awareness among villagers. People need to come out of the mindset of poverty which is possible if we all come together,” added the CM. Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahto, local MLAs Laxman Tudu, Menka Sardar and Kunal Sadangi were also present on the occasion.