The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee is moving ahead on its plan for parliamentary election 2014. Speaking abut this party State president Sukhdeo Bhagat said,
“We have already organised divisional level workers meet and very soon the State committee will start meeting with the booth level workers. Development and secularism will be our main issues in Jharkhand in 2014 election.” He was addressing a Press conference held at district Congress office Krishnavallabh Bhawan on Sunday morning.
Talking about seat sharing and identification of seats Bhagat said that the central committee will take decision on it. When asked about coalition with RJD in the state he said that there is no difficulty in sharing seat with RJD but which seats will be given to them will be decided by party high command.
“There is no parallel organisation of Congress in the state, we are one and united,” Bhagat replied when asked about the activities and statements of some senior leaders of the state. He also made it clear that statement by the ministers and legislatures which harms the coalition and the image of government has already been taken into notice and everyone has been told to not cross the limit.
Praising Hemant Soren government Bhagat said that during the establishment day fortnight developmental schemes of Rs 4285 crores have been launched and very soon the people of Jharkhand will start getting benefits of these schemes. However, old age pension has been increased from 400 to 600 rupees and now everyone above 65, either APl or BPl, will come under its net.
Regarding Hazaribagh Sukhdeo Bhagat informed that very soon the government is going to open a 100 bed super specialty hospital here. Talks are going on with the multinationals and other companies and NTPC will soon establish a medical and engineering college here. At Hazaribagh State Congress president had to spend some hard times too. In the morning after the press meet some congressmen started shouting slogans against him. They were protesting against the recently formed state committee which according to them is not well balanced and will prove harmful for the party in future.
During this PC the local Congress MlA Saurav Narayan Singh, District Congress President Vijay Kumar Yadav, state executive committee member Jawaharlal Sinha, Ajhar Jamil and a large number of local congressmen were present in the congress office.