RANCHI: Following a crucial meeting of its central committee members, including its five MLAs, the All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) on Monday declared that it was ready to support any alliance in the state, provided it guarantees political stability.
Describing the recent political crisis as unfortunate, AJSU chief and deputy CM Sudesh Mahto said the final decision on the party’s stand will be taken at a meeting of its central committee and senior leaders on May 28.
Mahto, however, did not name any alliance or party but hinted at coming closer to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and said that if there was any proposal of joining the ruling alliance, the party will certainly take that up at its May 28 meet.
“We as an alliance partner of the four-month-old government tried to broker peace between Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Bharatiya Janta Party. Unfortunately, nothing fruitful came off it,” said Mahto.
He, however, denied that Congress, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) or any other party has contacted them to join their possible alliance with JMM.
In the numbers game, AJSU support could be needed by the alliance led by JMM (18) and supported by Congress (14), if it forms government minus pre-poll partner JVM-P (11) but with the support of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) that has five MLAs in the current Assembly.
Mahto said Monday’s meeting was preplanned and had nothing to do with the prevailing crisis, which emerged after BJP withdrew support from the JMM-led government on Monday afternoon.
“Our meeting was held to chalk out a strategy for our upcoming mega event, the silver jubilee celebrations of the party, to be held at the Morahabadi ground on June 22. “We have enrolled 5 lakh new members and our target is 10 lakh,” said the AJSU chief.
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