Chief Minister Hemant Soren pitched his tent in poll-bound Madhupur addressing a public meeting in Margomunda area of constituency.
Soren, who is the star campaigner of Grand Alliance, will stay in Madhupur for next six days addressing public meetings and chalking out strategy for smooth victory of Grand Alliance supported JMM candidate Hafizul Hassan.
Addressing a rally, Soren attacked BJP for its negative politics. He said, “The BJP 24X7 round the year only thinks of election. Their primary objective is to form the Government in states whether it is through democratic process or not.”
Soren on the occasion also highlighted the various schemes launched by his Government such as providing 15 lakh ration cards to beneficiaries, providing saari dhoti and lungi to BPL people at cheap rate among others. He said that JMM will make a hat-trick in Madhupur as people have decided to support JMM candidate.
He also cited the farmers’ loan waiver scheme of his Government saying that his Government has waived loans of farmers along with running different welfare schemes. Soren urged the people and said that by reposing faith upon Hafizul Hassan people of Madhupur will pay real tribute and respect to Haji Saheb.
Soren will stay put till April 14 and lead the joint campaigning of Mahagathbandhan constituents for Hassan. The party’s senior functionaries have already left for Madhupur. State Congress president Rameshwar Oroan along with his team is already camping in Madhupur.
Congress working president Rajesh Thakur, who has been named coordination committee for the polls along with JMM general secretaries Supriyo Bhattacharya and Vinod Pandey.
Apart from Soren, RJD leader and State Labour and Employment Minister Satyanand Bhokta, Health Minister Banna Gupta, Jamtara Legislator Irfan Ansari and others attended the meet.
On the other hand, BJP has complained to the Election Commission about the Madhupur district administration. A three-member BJP delegation has submitted a memorandum to the State’s Chief Electoral Officer, K Ravi Kumar. In the memorandum, the BJP alleged that in Madhupur bye-election top officials of the district administration to the junior staff are working as a worker of JMM.
The BJP delegation has complained that the BJP flags and banners are being forcibly removed from the entire Assembly constituency. While not a single JMM worker or supporter’s flag is being removed from the house, the BJP memorandum states. The Chief Electoral Officer has ordered an inquiry to Deoghar SDO.
He has also directed that there should be no discrimination with any party and there should be a lawful act. He has ordered action against officials after the probe. The delegation included BJP state vice-president Gangotri Kujur, State Minister Subodh Singh etc.
In Madhupur bypoll the direct contest is between JMM’s Hafizul Hassan and BJP’s Ganga Narayan Singh who switched sides to BJP from AJSU last month.