Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive president Hemant Soren is half way through a six-day tour to Santhal Paraganas in a bid to further strengthen the party’s stronghold – Rajmahal and Dumka. 

Addressing a booth committee meeting of the party workers at Jamtara under Dumka constituency, Soren on Thursday said that the upcoming election is very important for the people of the area in various ways and hence the responsibilities of the party workers has also increased manifolds.

“To ensure party’s victory at every booth the JMM workers should be there to make sure free and fair polling and to ensure that large number of JMM supporters turn up to cast their vote in favour of JMM candidate,” he added.

JMM is contesting four seats –Dumka, Rajmahal, Jamshedpur, Giridih--  of the State out of total 14 seats here. The remaining 10 seats have been given to other allies in Grand Alliance.

Criticising the State Government, Soren said, “The struggle our ancestors had started has not achieved its goal. The incumbent Raghubar Government is trying to usurp our water, forest and land for its industrialist friends.”

 “Martyr Sidhu Kanhu and the Dishom Guru Sibu Soren had to fight to protect CNT SPT Act and the State government is trying to make changes to the Acts,” he added. 

This is third day of Soren’s visit of Santhal Pargana. On Thursday, Soren said that Santhal Paragana region is party’s bastion and it will win both the seats.

“JMM president Sibu Soren is the party candidate for Dumka and he is going to become eight times MP. It is duty of the party workers to ensure his victory and to do it they have to be on their toes. It is also necessary to ensure victory of JMM candidate from Rajmahal constituency,” he added.

Hitting hard on the State Government, Soren said that Chief Minister Raghubar Das had said that there was double engine government in the State but his double engines are pulling the State in opposite directions instead of taking it towards progress.

He said that the party workers should pull their socks up to defeat BJP in this election because it is necessary to save people’s basic needs such as water, forest and land.

Littipara MLA Simon Marandi and Maheshpur MLA Stephen Marandi were also present during the meetings.