Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren will take out yatra (tour) after Monsoon mobilising support for party ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Soren, through the yatra will cover entire 24 districts. Apart from JMM’s yatra, the JMM is also going to hold a rally in State Capital. The decision to this effect was taken at the JMM legislature party meeting held at Hemant Soren’s residence here on Thursday.
Soren said, “There are lots of issues, on which people are upset with Raghubar Das’ government functioning. The JMM will go to people on this issue posing the party as an alternative to the NDA government in State. The yatra’s date and name will be finalized later, but the main issue is to raise people’s concern.”
The JMM executive president also said that the JMM will play the role of big brother in Grand Alliance in year-end Assembly election and will contest more seats. In the Lok Sabha election, Congress had played the role of big brother contesting more seats, but in Assembly election JMM will contest on more seats. In Lok Sabha election, the Congress had contested on seven seats, JMM on four, JVM on two and RJD on one seat.
Soren also said, “JMM will contest on as many number of seats as it can form government of its own.” Sources said that the JMM is likely to contest more than 41 seats. Presently JMM has 19 MLAs in the House.
The JMM executive president said that at the first Grand Alliance meet held on Wednesday it was decided all parties will retain the seats that they won in 2014. There are 32 seats in Assembly which are occupied by Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), in rest 49 seats which are occupied by BJP and ASJU the seats will be decided on performance of respective Grand Alliance partners.
The JMM legislature part meet was attended by all MLAs of the party. At the meeting it was also decided to chalk out strategy to corner Raghubar Das government in upcoming monsoon session of Assembly starting on July 22.
The Monsoon Session of Assembly is scheduled from July 22 to 26.