From next week, Congress ministers and key leaders of Jharkhand will be campaigning for the coming elections in Bengal, where voting will be held in eight phases, and in Assam, where voting will be held in four phases, beginning March 27.
Talking to reporters on Tuesday, state Congress spokesperson Alok Dubey said the state unit getting reay to make active contribution in the elections to ensure pthe party does well.
He said state party president and finance minister Rameshwar Oraon is scheduled to visit Assam on March 24.
“Oraon will be campaigning mainly in the tribal dominated pockets of Assam and Bengal. He is set to visit Assam on March 24 after the budget session of the state Assembly here. His focus areas will be in Dibrugarh and the tea-estate areas that are dominated by tribals. Similarly, in West Bengal, he will be canvassing in regions like Darjeeling, Alipurdwar, Purulia and Jhargram, among others.”
Mandar MLA Bandhu Tirkey, on the other hand, is gearing up to campaign in Assam before the second phase of elections on April 1. Tirkey is among the 30 star campaigners appointed by AICC for the second phase of polls in Assam. Another minister in the state government and Pakur MLA, Alamgir Alam, is also expected to head to Bengal on March 23. He is expected to stay put there till the elections, said party sources. Notably, Alam was a member of the three-man core campaigning committee of the Congress party for Bengal.
Other Congress veterans who have been assigned poll responsibilities by the high command are Mahagama MLA Dipika Pandey Singh, health minister Banna Gupta, Bermo MLA Anup Singh and Mani Shankar.
Congress is a part of JMM-RJD alliance government of Jharkhand. Dubey said that the good work done by the government here will have a positive impact in Bengal and Assam.
“In little over one year since we came into power, our government has begun fulfilling major poll promises _ right from farm loan waivers, to reserving 75% jobs in private sector for locals and unemployment allowance, slash in application fee for state civil service aspirants, etc. Our party will showcase the success stories before voters in other states to win their confidence and not indulge in mudslinging like the BJP,” he said.
