leaders underline tribals’ role in BJP’s growth
The national executive of the BJP Scheduled Tribe Front on Saturday convened a meeting here to compliment the community for its role in the growth of the party as an alternative to the Congress as well as appraise the party’s prospects in Jharkhand in the the upcoming Assembly elections.
Brimming with confidence after an emphatic win in the lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand, party leaders expressed their resolve to repeat the performance in the coming Assembly elections in the State. Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda asserted that the party would win the maximum number of seats in the Assembly elections.
“A history was made in the country when the BJP formed a Government with full majority at the Centre and now a BJP Government will be formed in the State also,” claimed Munda.
The leader of Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly castigated the State Government on a number of issues like non-payment to para-teachers, dearth of school teachers, lack of doctors in hospitals and failure to delegate rights of all departments to panchayats. The senior BJP leader extolled the contribution made by tribal leaders and the people of the community in the lok Sabha elections and claimed that with the active support of the members of the community the party has bagged just under 50 per cent of the seats.
“The Hemant Soren Government is against the tribal community. No developmental work is taking place in the State. Government is running with the help of Congress whose work has made the country hollow. Country’s economy has collapsed (because of Congress’ deeds),” added Munda.
Earlier, Union Minister Jual Oram reiterated the commitment of tribals to the party and boosted the morale of party workers by reminding the community members of their importance in the Indian polity. The Union Minister underscored the importance of the community in the coming elections in Jharkhand praised the workers of the ST wing for displaying a great degree of enthusiasm to dislodge the incumbent government from power. Oram had inaugurated the two-day conference. National president of the ST wing, Phagan Singh Kulaste echoed the thoughts of Oram about the timing and selection of the venue for convening the meeting of the executive committee of the ST front of BJP. Kulsate claimed that the party will win all seats reserved for the community.
“Role of the ST wing will be significant in the coming assembly elections. The conference has been organized keeping in view the elections,” maintained Oram.
Union Minister and lohardaga MP Sudarshan Bhagat reaffirmed Modi’s Government’s stand on providing assistance to State.
The two-day conference was attended by Union Minister Mansukhbhai Vasava, BJP State president Ravindra Kumar Rai, BJP MP lakshman Gilua, Ranchi Mayor Asha lakra and representatives of the BJP ST wing from as many as 12 states including Jharkhand.