Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said it had been painful to see instability in Jharkhand for a long time after its creation before the Raghubar Das government steered the state into stability in the last five years.
Prasad said the BJP
"The BJP has moral and emotional connectivity with Jharkhand. There had been the demand for a separate state and Jan Sangh/BJP supported it. But only when the BJP government under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee came, Jharkhand was created, said Prasad.
Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in November 2000 and made a separate state when the Vajpayee government was in power at the center. Speaking after releasing the
"Chief Minister Raghubar Das gave stability and development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wants to make the country a powerful sporting nation in the world, he said. Prasad appreciated Das government for its initiation in helping the families of the personnel of the Army, BSF, and CRPF. Stating that the people bless those who work, Prasad said the BJP had won 70 per cent of its seats in Maharashtra and the pre-poll ally Shiv Sena had won seats on its (BJPs) "shoulder". Prasad expressed optimism that the people would bless Das ministry in the formation of an absolute government. The five-phase elections in Jharkhand are scheduled between November 30 and December 20 and counting will take place on December 23.
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