Senior BJP leader and Ranchi parliamentarian Sanjay Seth on Thursday announced setting up a book bank for poor and needy people. Addressing media persons at his Argora office, the Ranchi MP said that needy children under Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency will be provided old books free of cost through the book bank. The Ranchi MP pegged the target of collecting around one lakh books by December end.
The Ranchi MP, on the occasion also urged people including social religious organizations, Rotary Club, Lions Club to provide books in developing the book bank. The MP also said that interested people can deposit books at MP Samadhan Kendra and those who can’t bring books can make a call on 0651 22400 60/22400 54 at MP office. Staff from MP Samadhan Kendra will visit respective people's houses collecting books. Old books will be binded and will be distributed among needy people. The main objective of opening a book bank is to provide books to the needy children of rural areas who are going to study in village tola irrespective of which older people are preparing for competition.
The MP alleged that the State government has not been able to provide books to children, the book bank will be of great help and rescue to such people so that their education is not hampered.
Seth also appealed to people to celebrate Chhath festival maintaining social distance wearing masks, sanitizers. He also urged people not to take children or elders to Ghat. Meanwhile, the BJP State General Secretary Aditya Sahu, while addressing a press conference, attacked the JMM claiming that JMM has nothing to do with the Sanatan tradition and religion. The JMM has forgotten culture in the power of greed and appeasement.
The BJP alleged that JMM general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya has insulted the mothers and sisters fasting during Chhath in such a way that not even British and Mughals had done. Chhath Vrat is a festival of austerity. Sahu said that people should know that for Kharna Prasad of Chhath Vrat people queue up to eat jutha. Sahu said that as JMM has insulted Chhath Mahaparva, people of the State will never forgive him.
On Tuesday evening the State Government rolled back its earlier decision banning Chhath puja celebrations alongside water bodies, but at the same time urged people to celebrate the festival in their homes citing corona pandemic.