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Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand Assembly elections Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected the venue where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the public gathering, in Garhwa on November 4 and showed satisfaction with the arrangement and said rally will be a good rally.
"PM Narendra Modi will be in Garhwa on 4th November at 10.30 am. People have made good arrangements. I think it will be a good rally." Sarma one again raised the issue of alleged infiltration and the changed demographic in Jharkhand, "These people (State Govt) say something else. We are not talking about those at the border. We are talking about those infiltrators who are already inside Jharkhand... - it is our work to drive out those who have come here since the Congress' tenure till date." Sarma spoke about BJP leader Satyanand Jha filing his nomination as an independent candidate for the upcoming assembly polls. While speaking to the media reporters in Jamtara, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the party could not give ticket to Satyanand Jha which is why he announced to contest the election as an independent candidate. "We could give ticket to only one person from the party, we could not give ticket to him, so Jha ji got angry and announced to contest the election as an independent candidate. He also filed his nomination," he said. Himanta Biswa Sarma further mentioned that he came to talk to Satyanand Jha to request him to withdraw his nomination. The BJP has mentioned that Satyanand Jha could be accommodate at the state or central government at a later stage. "This time it is very important for the BJP to form the government; it is important for Jharkhand. I came here to request Jha ji to help the party by withdrawing his nomination. We have also said that he will be given a good and respected post in the state or central government. He is a very old worker. He will take a decision after talking to his workers," he added. (ANI)
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