Munda concludes his trips,
Hemant wonders how to begin
VIJAY DEO JHA
RANCHI
There is a strong central view in the Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha (JMM) that Chief Minister Arjun Munda is subtly surveying and
strengthening political and electoral prospect of his party—the BJP— by undertaking
frequent tours across the State.
JMM insiders confessed
the party bosses have reasons to remorse since their wake-up calls arrived quite
late because by this Munda has already completed more than six legs of tours of
districts in last one year. Munda on Wednesday returned Ranchi after completing
four days of Johar Yatra hinting further trips in making.
JMM is an alliance
partner in Munda led BJP-JMM-AJSU- Janta Dal (United) and has four ministers
including Hemant Soren who is deputy Chief Minister.
The fear in the JMM has
made considerable delay in preparing grounds for upcoming elections and Munda
has outshined the JMM in this regard. The JMM insiders accepted that Munda
through such trips has certainly improved his party on political and electoral index
which ultimately will barricade the prospect of the JMM. JMM chief Shibu Soren,
insiders said, roughly prodded Hemant to come out of cozy conform of his plush office
and ministerial bungalow in Ranchi and undertake similar tours and reviews and
assert his authority as deputy CM. In the last couple of days Hemant’s office
remained busy in chalking out detailed itinerary of official trip to Dhanbad and
adjoining districts where he will review government projects.
“Baap-bete ke beech ka mamla hai, (This is between father and son,)”
a top JMM leader said adding: “But they (Sorens) have realized and learnt quite
late to encash the performance of government for the party…while Mundaji
played masterstrokes he (Hemant) was collecting the ball on the fence” a close Soren aide put it.
Nevertheless, Munda deliberately banished
party flags at any such public programmes during trips. He kept it a mixture of
coalition conglomerate and even inviting Opposition. He never took sloe credit
of what so ever the success coalition government has achieved so far, but he carried
a larger sense of having put his best efforts and visions to bring best for the
people out of government’s kitty. Aware of the fact running a coalition
government is a risky and uncertain enterprise Munda made best use of these occasions
to tone-up party organization to secure an incremental constituency.
Trouble has just erupted on the coalition
front and surface bonhomie between coalition allies have turned into shadow
boxing. Senior Soren has been signalling to the BJP leadership to hand over
CM’s post to the JMM after January next year. Munda will respond JMM’s call in
the right time, as he told the media. Munda may not have opportunity to decide
his next trip but Hemant must be wondering how to begin.http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/107573-munda-at-finishing-line-hemant-yet-to-start-goodwill-race.html
