Hopefuls plan to keep celebrations low-profile

Vijay Deo Jha Ranchi Thursday, January 8, 2009

Today is a crucial day in the politics of Jharkhand. Still not able to get a clear picture of polling pattern and promises that sounded good and genuine to electorates of Tamar, political parties have kept their finger crossed knowing well prediction in politics are quite hazardous.

Workers of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Jharkhand Party are reported to be camping on Tau Ground in Bundu, where the electronic voting machines have been kept under the security of the Central Reserve Police Forces.

By January 8 afternoons, the State will come to know who has been chosen to represent Tamar. Camping along with his supporters on the Tau Ground, Peter appeared confident about his victory: "I hope people will favour me…even if bad luck comes to my way, I will win with a margin of 10,000 votes."

Peter said: "If I win the election I would first go to Vasundhara (widow of slain MLA Ramesh Singh Munda) for her blessings and would take out a procession, which will be a low key affair, only after her permission."

The seat became vacant following the assassination of JD(U) MLA Ramesh Singh Munda, who died in the hands of Maoists. "It is not my intention to hurt anybody…any jubilation might offend the sentiment of this lady, who lost her husband," Peter tried to juxtapose humanity and politics in the single frame.

Sources in the JMM said that Soren also wanted to keep it a low profile affair if he won. But his party workers and officials who have made all sorts of arrangements to celebrate the victory.
Their argument seems to be justified. "A large number of JMM workers across Jharkhand have been camping in Tamar and Ranchi for the last one month…how we can stop them from celebration. Procession is one of the ways to thank the voters," said Suprio Bhattacharya, spokesperson JMM.

But Soren would not like it. He was not ready to contest from Tamar against Vasundhara…he was forced to do it. However he cannot stop his clan from celebration.

Election result might bring bloom or gloom for Vasundhara but her pain might revive as it is about to complete six month of the death of her husband and MLA Ramesh Singh Munda. The fate of the widow and the official nominee of JD (U) would be decided on Thursday, a day before the completion of six months of the fateful day.