The State BJP has decided to celebrate Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay birth centenary to reach out to the tribals in villages and clear doubts over proposed amendments to CNT-SPT Acts.
The decision was taken at a session on the inaugural day of the two-day BJP State working committee meeting held at a hotel in Adityapur in Seraikela-Kharsawan.
Addressing mediapersons, Chatra MP and party state general secretary Sunil Kumar Singh said that during the meeting of the State BJP core committee members with presidents of all 24 district units on the second session of the first day, they have chalked plans to mark the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay and reach out to people in all the 26,000 polling booths across the State informing about the vested interests of opposition parties over amendments to land tenancy laws. The idea is to spread greater awareness among tribals over benefits of amendment in land Acts.
The decision assumes significance in view of the recent tribal protest, allegedly planned by principal opposition party JMM, at Kharsawan wherein chief minister Raghubar Das and party State president laxman Gilua had to face black flags and shoes hurled at them.
The BJP leader reacted strongly and criticised tribal outfits’ plan to resort to similar protest against BJP MlAs whenever they visit tribal dominated villages.
“We protest any form of violence. We will give them reply in a befitting manner if they resort to such protests,” said Singh.
Party spokesperson and former IAS officer JB Tubid alleged that so-called tribal friendly opposition parties are spreading misinformation about the amendment to the land tenancy laws which have been passed by the Assembly and sent to the President for approval.
“It is really amazing how so called tribal parties are reacting. The amendment has been passed by the Assembly and also by the Tribal Advisory Council and it would actually help the tribals in getting their rights as far as compensation is concerned,” said Tubid. Tubid also claimed that the party is united when asked about several senior tribal leaders, including Khunti MP Karia Munda and former CM Arjun Munda expressing doubts on the amendment.
“The party is united over the issue. It has been discussed at all platforms amongst party leaders and everyone has been taken into confidence. There is no question on roll back of the amendment proposal,” said Tubid.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, party president laxman Gilua, Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahto, former CM Arjun Munda, Koderma MP Ravindra Rai, Rajmahal MlA Anant Ojha and Hatia MlA Navin Jaiswal attended the core committee meeting held in the morning which was attended by BJP national organisation joint secretary Saudhan Singh as a special invitee.