The Congress and the BJP in Mahasamund lok Sabha (lS) seat are wooing the migrant labours to return home for voting. They are not only ready to offer them free transportation but also wages for the day they will have to spend for their to and fro journey as well.
The Congress’ former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and his rival BJP’s Chandulal Sahu locked in a neck and neck battle in the seat that even a single vote can make a difference, according political observers.
According to official sources more than 5000 villagers from Pithora and Saraipali have migrated to places such as Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other states and working as labourers.
Now with election from the seat a close contest, both parties, according to sources have started to bring them back to the state before the polling. They also engaged agents to bring them back and promised to pay them their to and fro travel expenses and wages for the days they would lose their work.
Unlike in the past, Jogi who used to go for campaigning in other parts of the state, this time he spends most of his time in the seat to interact with the masses. His rival too remain busy in contacting the people promising to transform the seat if he is elected.
Even the BJP has submitted a list of 300 suspected trouble makers from the seat to the district collector.