Seven political councillors of the European Union were in Jharkhand on Monday meeting with the office-bearers of the prominent political parties in the State collecting information regarding the political processes followed in the State. The delegation also met JMM chief Shibu Soren and had a detailed discussion regarding social and political scenario of the state including Jharkhand movement carried out in the state under his leadership.
“We have come here to learn the policies adopted by the political parties as well as the political process in the state,” said a member of the delegation.
According to JMM spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya, the delegation wanted to know about the lifestyles of the people residing in the state as well as Jharkhand movement and the achievements of the government in the last five years.“This is a regular process also done before the lok Sabha Elections which is being repeated again ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state,” said Bhattacharya.
The delegation also met the office bearers of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) at the Congress Office in Ranchi and discussed over the forthcoming Assembly elections as well as its manifesto and instable government in the state. The delegation also had a detailed discussion on the prevailing Naxal problem in the state which has adversely affected the development process in the state.
“The discussion was basically focused on the Assembly elections and were keen to know why we get a fractured mandate in the state,” said Congress Spokesperson lKN Shahdeo. They took a note of information given by us,” added Shahdeo.
The delegation also met State’s Public Relation Department (PRD) and shared information regarding existence of mineral resources, tourism, industries, culture and natural resources as well as basic statistics of the state. The delegation also got acquainted with the activities and the processes adopted by the PRD in the state. The PRD officials also presented a power point presentation depicting overall social, cultural as well as political scenario of the state.
The seven member delegation headed by Anne Marchal, First Counselor and head of Political Affairs of the EU. list of other delegation members included Sebastian Domzalski from Embassy of Poland, Anna Uggla from Embassy of Sweden, Katharina Stoffl from Embassy of Germany, Blax Slamic from Embassy of Slovenia, Beatriz lorenzo from Embassy of Spain and Alberta Borg from the High Commission of Malta.