Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) held membership drive at Itkhori in Chatra on Monday. JPCC started the drive on February 12, with an aim to add 15 lakhs new members with the party in the State.
JPCC Spokesperson Lal Kishorenath Shadeo informed that the membership drive was conducted in presence of JPCC Working president Kesav Mahto Kamlesh and other senior party officials. “Other than Chatra the drive was oragnised in Chaibasa and Gumla on last two days respectively. The party had held its mega membership drive for Palamu Division on February 2 and on February 7 the drive was held in Santhal Paragana Division. The membership drive was organized in North Chotanagpur Division in Bokaro District on February, 8,” he added.
During the membership drive along with the JPCC Working president Mahto, the membership drive Incharge, Alok Kumar Dubey was also present.
After becoming partner in the Hemant Soren led coalition government in the State, JPCC Chief started the drive with an aim to strengthen party’s organizational base in the State.
Shahdeo said that all the MPs, MLAs and Incharge of various cells of the party were present in their respective areas. According to the JPCC Chief that the party has targeted to add 15 lakh new members through the drive so that after completing the drive at Division level it will be held at District level, then Block level and at the end it will be culminated at Village level, he added.
Speaking on upcoming budget the Party Spokesperson said that the State Government’s budget will include all the things that the Grand Alliance party promised to voters during election campaign. The Finance Minister will definitely give priority to young people such as employment, loan waiver of farmers, fair support price of paddy and others.