The ongoing protest by assistant policemen at Morhabadi is likely to raise political temperature of the State. Days before BJP legislative party leader and senior party leader Babulal Marandi extended support' to agitating cops, today was the turn of former chief minister Raghubar Das to express solidarity with agitating assistant policemen. Das, three years back, had appointed these policemen.
Das, in the afternoon reached the agitating cops and rendered his support to cops demands. Talking to media persons he said, "It was during my tenure that these policemen were appointed. These assistant policemen were appointed for period of three years on contractual basis while later they were to be regularised."
The main idea behind appointing these assistant policemen was to create employment opportunities in Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected area so that youths join mainstream.
Attacking chief minister Hemant Soren, Das said the present government has failed in regularising these cops rather their job is also at stake.
Earlier, on Sunday Marandi and Ranchi Mayor Asha Lakra had met agitating cops and expressed their support to cops demand.
However, the ruling party JMM has blamed Raghubar Das government for entire mess. JMM general secretary, Supriyo Bhattacharya said, "The previous government went on appointing these
assistant policemen on contract basis ignoring the rules and regulations."
Sources said that earlier, Das in July wrote a letter to chief minister Hemant Soren reminding the government about expiry of tenure of contract policemen and urged him to make appropriate changes in recruitment provisions.
Das in his letter had mentioned that around 2500 assistant policemen were appointed in 12 districts for period of three years with their contract likely to expire on August this year.
Das also attacked state government on Cabinet nod to Jharkhand Land Mutation Bill 2020. He said, "In earlier government, polices were made by legislative while its implementation was done by executive. But in this government it is contrary, polices are framed by bureaucrats."
Das said that the land mutation bill will rob tribals and moolvasis from their original land.
Earlier, Marandi and Congress legislator from Mandar Bandhu Tirkey had opposed land mutation bill.