Bhubaneswar, Oct 26: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan have been named as star campaigners for Jharkhand Assembly elections.
Assembly polls will be held in Jharkhand in two phases on November 13 and 20. The BJP has released a list of 40 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Home minister Amit Shah and Defence minister Rajnath Singh, along with several other Union ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states as star campaigners for the state.
Two leaders from Odisha – Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Lok Sabha MP from Sambalpur, have been placed in the list
Majhi, a senior tribal leader, is expected to play a significant role in attracting the votes of Odia-speaking people and tribal community to the BJP in the state where STs are a majority, said a political analyst.
Over 40 lakh Odia-speaking people reside in East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Sareikela and Kharsuan areas of Jharkhand.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi during his two day visit to Jharkhand on September 30 and October 1 had announced that the honorarium of teachers of Odia schools in the neighbouring state will be doubled from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000 per month forthwith.
While addressing a ‘Parivartan Yatra’, a political agenda propaged by BJP, at chaibasa ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly Election, Majhi said that thousands of Odias, and Odia speaking people are living in Jharkhand. However, they are living miserable lives here due to the acute negligence of the concerned government.
Apart from it, Majhi amid his public address said that most of the Odia schools have been facing dire situations for the non-cooperation of the Jharkhand government.
Raising a scathing attack at the Jharkhand government Majhi said that, a well planned conspiracy has been hatched to destroy Odia education, language and culture on the soil over time. However, he asserted to promote the Odia community with supporting Odia schools situated here with scholastic assistance including free books and trained teachers, if the BJP comes to power.
Pradhan, is known for successfully handling Assembly elections for BJP in several states, including the recent election in Haryana, where he played a key role in securing the party’s spectacular victory.
