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Jharkhand Cong MLAs unhappy, raise issues with leadership

It is learnt the Congress MLAs told Ahmed Patel that the Jharkhand government does not pay heed to their suggestions and also the Congress ministers in the government do not give them the due respect.

Hemant Soren, CM, Jharkhand
Hemant Soren, CM, Jharkhand
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Published : Jul 30, 2020, 10:40 PM IST

New Delhi: After facing political storms in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the fear of the same is now haunting Congress in Jharkhand as nine of the total 15 party MLAs are said to be upset, with some raising issues with senior party leader Ahmed Patel.

According to the party sources, three Congress MLAs - Irfan Ansari, Umashankar Akela and Rajesh Kashyap - met Patel here and discussed their problems with him.

It is learnt they told him that the state government does not pay heed to their suggestions and also the Congress ministers in the state government do not give them due respect.

They also complained to him about the government not following the norm of one person, one post.

Earlier this month, senior Congress leader and Jharkhand minister Rameshwar Oraon said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to break the Congress MLAs.

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Oraon said that many of his MLAs were lured by the BJP and an attempt was made to buy them during the Rajya Sabha elections.


He alleged that the BJP is constantly trying to lure the Congress legislators.

However, expressing confidence in his MLAs, he said that they are loyal Congressmen and will not go to any other party.

New Delhi: After facing political storms in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the fear of the same is now haunting Congress in Jharkhand as nine of the total 15 party MLAs are said to be upset, with some raising issues with senior party leader Ahmed Patel.

According to the party sources, three Congress MLAs - Irfan Ansari, Umashankar Akela and Rajesh Kashyap - met Patel here and discussed their problems with him.

It is learnt they told him that the state government does not pay heed to their suggestions and also the Congress ministers in the state government do not give them due respect.

They also complained to him about the government not following the norm of one person, one post.

Earlier this month, senior Congress leader and Jharkhand minister Rameshwar Oraon said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to break the Congress MLAs.

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Oraon said that many of his MLAs were lured by the BJP and an attempt was made to buy them during the Rajya Sabha elections.


He alleged that the BJP is constantly trying to lure the Congress legislators.

However, expressing confidence in his MLAs, he said that they are loyal Congressmen and will not go to any other party.

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