by admin | May 25, 2021 | Interviews, Politics
Raghubar Das
By Brajendra Nath Singh,
Ranchi : With BJP deciding to focus on identity issues in the coming elections, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das says there is need for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his state also to check infiltration from Bangladesh because Hindus have become a minority in some districts.
He also favours job reservations on the basis of economic backwardness and called for a consensus on the issue.
“We will take all Bangladeshis out one by one. There is no doubt about it. In Pakur, Hindus are now in a minority. Bangladeshis are more than 50 per cent in Pakur while the numbers have increased significantly in Sahebganj, Godda and Jamtara districts. We will implement NRC in Jharkhand,” Das told IANS in an interview during a visit organised by the BJP’s Good Governance Cell.
The Jharkhand government has approached the union Home Ministry in this regard and is waiting for its response for initiating the exercise.
The Chief Minister accused the political parties of patronising Bangladeshi infiltrators across the state and said the issue needs to addressed at the earliest.
“It is very unfortunate that Congress has been doing votebank politics even after 67 years of our independence. All these problems are due to Congress’ votebank politics. They did politics for breaking the country while we (BJP) are doing politics to unite the country,” he said.
He alleged that Sahebganj, Pakur, Godda and Jamtara are the worst-hit districts where hundreds of illegal migration of Bangladeshi infiltrators has taken place in Jharkhand.
Seeking job reservations on the basis of the economic criteria, the chief minister demanded a national-level discussion on the issue to evolve a consensus.
“I am in favour of reservation on the basis of economic condition. In society, everybody is not rich. It is not that all those belong to upper caste are rich. I am in favour of it. There are poor people in every society. The issue needs to be discussed and a consensus needs to be evolved, he said.
The Chief Minister also backed the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’ but rejected any advancing of dates for the Assembly polls in Jharkhand along with the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Assembly polls are scheduled in Jharkhand six months after the Lok Sabha polls.
“I am also in favour of one nation, one election. The Prime Minister has given a call for debate on the issue. An atmosphere in its favour must be created by debate and discussion. It is not that we want and they want. It’s a matter of consensus. It needs to be passed by parliament. If a consensus is evolved, there may be simultaneous polls of Lok Sabha and Assemblies in 2024, he said.
Asked whether he would go for Assembly polls together with Lok Sabha polls, he said: our election will be at its scheduled time and Lok Sabha elections will be at its scheduled time. There are no ifs and buts. Why would I go for early polls. My condition is not bad.”
The Chief Minister said that there would be no impact of the grand alliance in 2019 and claimed that the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would again emerge victorious.
“Whether it is alliance or grand alliance (mahagathbandhan), we are not worried at all. Can oil and water mix together? Even when you mix oil and water together they will still separate. Our focus is on strengthening the organisation. We have a leadership like Modiji, on whom the people of the country have strong faith.”
(Brajendra Nath Singh can be contacted brajendra.n@ians.in)
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Economy, Emerging Businesses, Investing, Markets, News, Politics
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday laid foundation stone for 151 companies at the fourth groundbreaking ceremony of “Momentum Jharkhand” in Deoghar. These companies will invest Rs 2,700 crore in the state.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone in Deoghar of Jharkhand, the Chief Minister said: “Jharkhand will become a developed state of the country by 2020-2021. In the next 10 years, it will be developed at par with the developed countries.”
The state government had taken several steps to end poverty and generate jobs, he said. The condition of Jharkhand had changed in the last two years as businesses were now investing in the state, he added.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jharkhand on May 24 or 25. Rs 50,000 crore will be invested in the state the day Prime Minister will be here,” he said.
Das said that the Prime Minister would lay the foundation stones for Sindri factory, Adanai ultra power plant in Godda, and for a plastic park and AIIMS in Deoghar.
A number of state ministers, Lok Sabha MPs and legislators were present at the foundation stone laying ceremony.
On Wednesday, Mines and Industries Secretary Sunil Barnawal had said that the Friday’s investment of Rs 2,700-crore investment would create nearly 10,000 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs in the state.
Through Momentum Jharkhand, Rs 8,800 crore had already been invested in the state, which would create around 60,000 direct and 1.75 lakh indirect jobs, he said.
Jharkhand had organised “Momentum Jharkhand: Global Investors’ Summit” in February 2017. The state had received investment proposals worth over Rs 3-lakh crore during the summit.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Employment, Government Jobs
Raghubar Das
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday announced that 50,000 appointments will be made in the state government by June 2018.
“More than one lakh appointments have been made by the state government in the last two years and another 50,000 appointments will be made by June 2018,” said Raghubar Das addressing a press conference here on completion of three years of his government.
He pointed out that Jharkhand was leading the chart of fast developing states in the country after Gujarat at a growth rate of 8.6 per cent.
“Our government formulated a domicile policy and started making appointments, and 95 per cent jobs were given to local people of the state. For example, the Jharkhand State Staff Selection Commission had recommended 25,787 candidates for the year 2015-17, out of which 24,656, i.e. 95.6 per cent, are local candidates.
“Similarly, most of the local candidates have also got their placements in the district level appointments,” said Das.
The Chief Minister said that over 200 projects had been set up as industrial units through “Momentum Jharkhand” programme at an investment of Rs 6,669.14 crore, and 49,097 direct and 1.47 lakh indirect jobs were created.
Launching “Jhar Madhu” (honey), Raghubar Das said that honey from Jharkhand would be exported to other countries as there was a huge demand for honey in colder regions of the world.
He said that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call to usher in sweet revolution in the nation, 25,000 farmers had been trained in the state while 600 master trainers were also groomed.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Investing, News, Politics
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das will visit Japan and the Czech Republic from October 8-14 along with a high-level delegation to woo investors, an official said on Monday.
During the visit, Das and his team would be participating in a three-day engineering fair in the Czech Republic.
In Japan, the delegation would witness road shows in Tokyo and Osaka.
Sunil Barnwal, Secretary, Industry and Information and Technology, Jharkhand, met Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu and Czech Ambassador Milan Howarka besides other officials ahead of the visit.
Barnwal said that Japan and the Czech Republic were partner countries during the Momentum Jharkhand Summit earlier this year.
This visit would enable the Japanese companies to know about Jharkhand and also encourage investment and industrial growth in the state.
The Japanese envoy said that Jharkhand was the state with the most potential in the dream of a “New India”. He said that there was tremendous potential of growth and that Japan would be extending full cooperation to the delegation during the visit.
The envoy of Czech Republic said he was optimistic about Das’ visit. He said that many nations and renowned companies from across the world would be participating in the engineering show.
Officials of the Indian Embassy in the Czech Republic said final stages of preparation were on for the meetings and interactions during the visit.
Barnwal said Jharkhand would also have its pavilion at the international engineering show in which the investment potential, art and culture, and specialty of the state would be showcased.
—IANS
