The State BJP from Sadak to Sadan (road to Assembly) will try to corner Grand Alliance government lead by Chief Minister Hemant Soren for its alleged failure to meet people’s expectations. With the appointment of Babulal Marandi as BJP legislative party leader, the Saffron party has got a leader who can read the pulse of people raising important issue which can bring discomfort for State Government. As Marandi has the habit of travelling the State BJP expects that he can reach out to people across the State.
Marandi, an affable, suave and soft in nature politician has been a loyalist of RSS. After the appointment as BJP legislative party leader he said, “Though I was out from BJP for past 14 years, I did not join any political party. I will work hard with full caliber to strengthen the party at grass root level.”
Marandi’s acceptability in party can be gauged from the fact that despite conclusion of State Assembly election for two months, the BJP legislative party leader post was vacant for two months at the time when two senior leader such as former speaker and urban development minister CP Singh and former parliamentary affairs minister Neelkanth Singh Munda were present in the House.
The appointment of Marandi as BJP legislative party leader didn’t go good with many leaders as many leaders silently have expressed their displeasure over home coming of Marandi in BJP. On February 17, when JVM merger with BJP was done CP Singh despite having seat in the main dais preferred to sit near media gallery drawing media attention.
As the State Budget session is to commence on February 28, the BJP will take up issue as spurt in naxal activities, Pathalgadi violence, and government’s failure to meet the expectations of people. The opposition BJP is likely to raise the state governments reported move to rollback the 'Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yozana' (MMKAY). The MMKAY was launched by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on August 10 last year. The KAY, a flagship scheme of the previous Raghubar Das government, helped farmers get a maximum of Rs 25,000 - Rs 5,000 per acre with the upper limit being five acres - per annum in addition to Centre's Rs 6,000 per annum under the kisan yojana.
A spurt in Naxalism in State will also be highlighted during the session. BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said, “The BJP will raise the issue of worsening law and order situation in State Capital. In last 56 days, the state has witnessed 20 Naxal incidents.” It is around two months but the state government has failed to implement any out its poll promises and to hide its failure the Soren government is saying that the state exchequer is empty.
Sources said that the after the appointment of Marandi as legislative party leader, the process for appointment of state president will gain momentum. Singh said, “The State BJP will get new president soon also the appointment of district presidents will be carried out.”