A team of the State BJP leaders rushed here on Wednesday to meet party veteran Yashwant Sinha, lodged in lJPN Central jail, and extended full support to the ongoing agitation launched by him for improving the power scenario here.
The leaders, including MlA CP Singh, Saryu Roy, Deepak Prakash, Anant Ojha among others participated in the indefinite dharna
programme being staged in front of the JSEB General Manager’s office.
Addressing the gathering they said that Sinha has initiated the agitation for the benefit of general people and if the State Government does not pay heed to their voices, the stir will spread like jungle fire in the State.
later, they visited the Central Jail to meet Sinha and other BJP workers and discussed about the further steps to be taken in strengthening the agitation.
Meanwhile, a large number of BJP workers took to the streets in Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Chatra and Koderma districts for the second consecutive day and disrupted the transport service in support of Yashwant Sinha. However, the BJP cadres did not disturb the passenger vehicles. As per instruction everywhere the symbolic economic blockade went on for 2 hours.
CP Singh said that they will hold talks with the CM and other authorities on this issue, so that the matter can be solved and the people can get uninterrupted power supply.
Meanwhile, the jail authorities said that Sinha had a sound sleep last night. The jail doctors are regularly keeping eye on his health and till now he is in good health.
They said that bread, pulses and vegetables were served to him last night. This morning gram and jaggery were served and in the noon rice, pulse and vegetables were given to him. He is in the ward with other 51 BJP workers, where only ceiling fans are available to fight against the scorching heat.
Sinha along with 52 other BJP leaders had been remanded in judicial custody on Tuesday for 14 days after he was arrested in the case of alleged assault on a Jharkhand State Electricity Board official and refused to furnish the bail bond for release.