SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Nov 23: Thousands of BJP activists led by National vice-president and former chief minister Raghubar Das held a massive demonstration for ‘Hemant Soren Hatao Jharkhand Bachao’ Akrosh Rally today at Randhir Verma Chowk.
As per the pre-announced program, BJP activists had declared gherao of the collectorate. However, police stopped them at Randhir Verma Chowk.
The senior leaders including BJP national vice-president Raghubar Das, Mandu (Hazaribagh) MLA Jay Prakash Bhai Patel, Dhanbad Sadar MLA Raj Sinha, Baghmara MLA Dhulu Mahto, Nirsa MLA Aparna Sengupta, district unit president Chandra Shekhar Singh (Urban), Gyanranjan Sinha ( rural), senior vice-president Sanjay Jha, Manash Prasun and other addressed the party workers and called upon to root out corrupt Hemant Soren government in the interest of Jharkhand.
Notably, Ragni Singh, wife of former Jharia MLA Sanjiv Singh reached with massive supporters in the procession.
The former chief minister Raghubar Das while addressing said that since crime, corruption and exploitation of mineral resources, people feel cheated by this state government and have today descended on streets in anger.
“Hemant Soren has looted mineral of Jharkhand himself and opened it for his wife, friends and representative to do so,“ he alleged.
The former chief minister while producing comparative achievement of his government (2014 to 2019) and Hemant Soren-led government (2019 to 2022), said that on all fronts JMM government has failed.
“Hemant Soren government did not give proper honour to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founders and separate statehood movement leaders including late Binod Bihari Mahto. But my government give proper honour and opened a university in the name of Binod Babu,” he said.
Earlier, all four BJP MLAs of districts Raj Sinha, Dhulu Mahto, Aparna Sengupta and Sindri MLA Indrajit Mahto’s wife Tara Devi, district rural president Gynranjan Sinha from assembly constituency assembled at Golf Ground with supporters and reached Randhir Verma Chowk in procession.
All MLSA had tried to showcase their supporters’ strength in the rally and gathered in large numbers. Since Sindri BJP MLA Indrajit Mahto is ill, his wife Tara Devi led the front and reached along with supporters from the constituency.
Raghubar Das along with Mandu MLA Jay Prakash Bhai Patel reached Randhir Verma Chowk directly by car for the gherao of the collectorate. Since the police did not allow them after Randhir Verma Chowk, they began addressing workers there.
The Akrosh Rally was scheduled for 10.30 am but due to the delay in the arrival of the national vice president, it started at 1.30 pm.
