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Jharkhand Congress Reviews BLA Appointments
K Raju, who is in charge of the Congress party in Jharkhand, had meetings with important party leaders.
He checked how well the party is ready and how many Booth Level Agents (BLAs) have been chosen.
The party wants to pick 30,000 BLAs to make sure voting is fair.
They also talked about making teams of 12 people in villages and cities.
This is to help the party work better.
The meetings were in Ranchi on January 6.
K Raju held one-to-one meetings with Congress ministers, MPs, and MLAs in Jharkhand.
He reviewed the appointment of 30,000 Booth Level Agents (BLAs) to prevent vote theft.
The party is forming 12-member committees at panchayat and urban local body levels.
Block-level conferences will be held for 20 days after January 17.
State Congress president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh was present during the meetings.
- Who
- K Raju, Jharkhand Congress state in-charge
- What
- Reviewed organisational preparedness and BLA appointments
- Where
- Ranchi
- When
- January 6
- Why
- To strengthen organisational units and train BLAs
Key facts
- Person
- K Raju
- Role
- Jharkhand Congress state in-charge
- Location
- Ranchi
- Date
- January 6
- Target BLAs
- 30,000
- Committee Members
- 12
- Committee Levels
- Panchayats and urban local bodies
Quotes
Babulal Marandi
BJP's Jharkhand unit chief
“The Hemant Soren government is violating the democratic rights of citizens by delaying the municipal elections… Bureaucracy is being used to promote corruption in the municipal bodies.”
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“We demand that the government conduct municipal elections at the earliest through EVMs.”
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