Vijay Deo Jha Ranchi Monday, April 7, 2008
A plot by 14 rebel BJP legislators in Jharkhand to remove PN Singh from the post of State party president and Arjun Munda as leader of the Opposition appears to have been scuttled. The MLAs led by Raghubar Das, former State president and MLA (Jamshedpur East), met national BJP president Rajnath Singh and senior leader LK Advani in New Delhi. The MLAs apprised them how dedicated party workers were being ignored by the Arjun Munda-PN Singh combine. The rebel legislators comprised Raghubar Das, Chhatruram Mahto, Yogeswar Mahto, Ramchandra Baitha, Loknath Mahto, Putkar Hembram, Nilkanth Singh Munda, Koche Munda, Sameer Oraon, Chandresh Oraon and Ashok Bhagat.This has given reprieve to Munda camp, though both Munda and Singh did not reveal much about the controversy. Highly placed sources, however, said that the Munda camp had prior information about the move by these MLAs. Relying on its own sources, the BJP was not ready to believe the report of State intelligence which said these MLAs were staying at the Tata guesthouse from where they were expected to move to Delhi via Dhanbad. The Munda camp managed to meet senior party leaders, including Advani and Venkaiah Naidu, before the rebels could meet them at a meeting that lasted for 50 minutes. Although, what transpired in the meeting is still not clear, but it is learnt that Advani was apprised of Das' role in fomenting factionalism within the party.The rebel camp did not propose the name of any person for the post of State president. But the names of Ashok Bhagat for the party president and Das as the leader of the Opposition were being mentioned.Munda, who is still camping in Delhi, said that such removal could take place only if it was demanded by district unit presidents.
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