J’khand BJP president to launch march from Thursday to protest against JMM's 'misrule'

Jharkhand BJP president and former chief minister Babulal Marandi on Wednesday said he will launch a march from Thursday with a resolution to free state from "hunger, corruption and misrule".

BJP leer also said he will start his 'Sankalp Yatra' from Barhait, assembly constituency of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, by organising a public meeting re.

Marandi said programme will continue till October 10.

Terming BJP's proposed march as ‘Hatasha (hopeless) Yatra’, ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) claimed that saffron party has been "struggling to survive" in state.

Marandi said current JMM-Congress-RJD alliance government in state has done "nothing but promoted loot and corruption".

“ corruption is at its peak in Jharkhand. Officers are taking bribes without any fear. No public work is done without money. So, I have taken a resolution to make state free from hunger, corruption and misrule such governance,” Marandi said.

He also alleged, “A tribal chief minister has looted tribals most. Law and order situation has deteriorated, while development work came to a halt and corruption increased manifold under his regime.” 'Sankalp Yatra' has been divided into seven phases.

first phase will begin from August 17 to 20, while second one will be from August 23 to 27.

Four phases will be conducted in September and last one will be held between October 3 and 10.

Reacting to allegations, JMM spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said, “ march is 'Hatasha (hopeless) Yatra'. Babulal ji has nothing to do but to present misleing facts, which may boomerang. BJP is struggling to survive in state. He will make Jharkhand free from BJP and I congratulate him.” On Enforcement Directorate notice to chief minister, Marandi said,

“ CM says he is being targeted for being a tribal. If he (CM) has not done anything wrong, re is no reason to get scared. He should go to ED and tell truth.” ED h, last week, sent a notice to Soren to depose on August 14 at federal agency's office here in connection with its probe into an alleged defence land scam.

CM, however, did not appear before central agency, citing pre-scheduled events.