Collectively all the Opposition parties—JMM, Congress, JVM and the rest— may not have allowed the House to function for about a week out of the 23 days allotted for Budget Session, but parted ways soon after it was adjourned to be called again for the Monsoon Session.
Clearly eying the upcoming Godda bypoll and in an effort to be seen different from each other in front of their voters, the factions tried to put each other in docks. JVM was the most vocal when its legislator Pradeep Yadav charged the premier Opposition party JMM for washing out the major part of the session without fruitful outcome.
“We believe that besides the BJP, it was also the JMM that should be held liable for not allowing several important questions of larger public interest to come for discussion and debate before the House. It seems a well thought out plan of theirs. We could have resolved the issue (logjam of domicile policy) in two minutes! It is baffling to note that the JMM had formed its Government in the past on that very issue and then the BJP had promised to formulate the vital policy within two months but both failed,” said Yadav and went on demanding apology from the party.
Notably, before the ultimate day of the House on Friday, Yadav was working like a second fiddle to the JMM on all the issues, be it domicile policy, land acquisition or the JPSC row. The party was rubbing shoulders with the party in disrupting the proceedings, staging walk outs and sounding allegations.
Nonetheless when asked as to why the JVM realised this so late and condemned the JMM on the last day, Yadav said he was waiting the better sense to prevail but forced to speak out when his hope got shattered.
Similar outburst came from Raj Kumar Yadav of CPI (Ml) who held the Shibu Soren-led outfit for the washout. “The JMM is largely responsible for preventing several issues related to common people and their cause to come for answering. The way they stick to one issue is not a healthy sign for democracy,” said the lone member of the party. Another Opposition partner Congress also termed the persistent pandemonium a result of stubbornness of the JMM.
However, Hemant Soren snubbed the charges. “They may say whatever they want. The issues we raised were vital for the State. Ultimately, it is for the people to decide who is right,” he said, affirming that his party would field its candidate in Godda bypoll.