Two legislators of the erstwhile Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Pradeep Yadav and Bandhu Tirkey on Monday joined the Indian National Congress in Delhi. State Congress unit today stated that the JVM (P) has merged with the INC in Delhi with the joining of two MLAs, while the JVM (P) chief Babulal Marandi today joined the BJP in a merger programme attended by Home Minister Amut Shah in Ranchi today.
Notably, the two legislators on Sunday convened a meeting in Ranchi with their supporters and passed a proposal of JVM’s (P) merger with the Congress.
The JVM (P) executive body, meanwhile, had already expelled the two legislators from the party.
Informing about the ‘merger’ in Delhi JPCC Spokesperson Alok Dubey said here on Monday that the JVM (P) legislative body had proposed for the merger of the party with the INC, which was approved by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Following the developments JVM (P) Legislative Party Leader Pradeep Yadav and MLA Bandhu Tirkey today joined the INC in Delhi in the presence of senior Congress Leaders RPN Singh and Randeep Singh Surjewala.
Speaking to a television channel in Delhi Pradep Yadav said that a huge programme will be organised in Ranchi for formal merger of the JVM (P) after the Assembly Speaker gives his approval on the joining of the two MLAs in Congress. “We had separated from the BJP due to policy issues. We think the Congress will be able to provide solutions to the problem,” he said.
Talking about Babulal Marandi, Yadav said that 99 per cent of Marandi’s statements are lies. “I would not like to comment or answer to his statements. No one likes him even in his constituency,” he said.
Bandhu Tirkey too hoped that the ‘merger’ will help improve the performance of Congress in the State. “We shall work for the welfare of tribals and the poor. If Amit Shah is concerned about tribals, he being the Union Home minister should find out the culprits of Chaibasa massacre,” said Tirkey.