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  • Jharkhand assembly polls: ExBJP MLAs Louis Marandi, Kunal Sarangi join JMM ahead of Jharkhand assembly polls

    Two more former BJP legislators Louis Marandi and Kunal Sarangi on Monday joined the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), weeks ahead of the assembly polls in the state. The development also comes barely two days after threeterm BJP legislator Kedar Hazra and AJSU Party’s Umakant Rajak joined the JMM.

    “We joined the JMM today,” Sarangi, the BJP’s former spokesperson and exBahragora MLA, told PTI.

    Marandi, a former BJP legislator, had in 2014 defeated Chief Minister Hemant Soren by a margin of 5,262 votes from Dumka. In 2019, Soren won from the seat by a margin of 13,188 votes. He, however, vacated the seat and retained the Barhait constituency.

    His brother Basant Soren had defeated Marandi by over 6,842 votes in party stronghold Dumka in the bypoll.

    Sarangi had in July resigned from the party’s primary membership, around a monthandahalf after stepping down from the post of Jharkhand unit spokesperson. He sent his resignation to BJP Jharkhand unit president Babulal Marandi, citing various organizational and peopleoriented issues in East Singhbhum district.

    Sarangi had also expressed disappointment with the party leadership’s “indifferent approach” despite his efforts to highlight crucial issues.

  • Jharkhand: Women empowerment work was at peak during BJP govt, says ex-CM Raghubar Das

    Former chief minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das on Monday criticised the Hemant Soren government for discontinuing the work done by his earlier administration for the empowerment of women in Jharkhand.
    Speaking at a function of the BJP’s SC wing (Baridih Mandal) in Jamshedpur, Das claimed that work done for women empowerment was at its peak during his administration and he had taken up a unique step under which women can register a property in their name for just Re 1.
    “It was, however, revoked by the current coalition government,” he rued. Das added that his government had also taken up several steps for the education of girl children in the state.
    Speaking on the occasion, party spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said due acknowledgement should be given to the SC community women who play a vital role in the cleaning of the city and the hospitals.
    Later, both Das and Sarangi along with other senior leaders visited areas under the Jamshedpur East assembly constituency and reviewed the living standards there.
    Notably, Das had won from this assembly seat thrice in a row but he was defeated by independent candidate and his former ministerial colleague Saryu Rai. Das is now trying to reclaim his lost ground.