BJP not worried about oppositions 'thug gathbandhan': Raghubar Das

Accusing Congress of "making and breaking governments" during the first 14 years since the creation of the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Wednesday claimed that BJP is not worried about the opposition alliance. The BJP is not worried about the thug gathbandhan (an alliance of cheats) of the opposition," he asserted at a press conference.

Das said nine governments came to power and fell during the 14 years creating instability in the fledgeling state. "The Congress played dirty politics during the first 14 years of statehood, making and breaking governments for its own selfish interest. Even now the Congress is trying to resort to the same game plan," he said. But the people of the country and the state have now understood Congress "game". "They have become mature and will not accept the corrupt Congress ... The people are also watching the character of the opposition leaders, Das said.

The BJP-led NDA will win all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the tribal states in the coming Lok Sabha poll as the people have come to know about the benefit of stability and development, he said. The NDA had won 12 out of the total 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand in the 2014 elections. The NDA, Das claimed, would also win the state assembly elections due in November/December this year.

(With inputs from agencies.)