Rift on common minimum programme with JMM, Jharkhand Cong leaders to meet

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Jharkhand Congress leaders are scheduled to meet in Delhi on Tuesday to take stock of the situation a month after there was no response from the JMM on the issue of a common minimum programme proposed by the Congress.About two dozen leaders from the state have been called to Delhi to discuss the party affairs in the state. The new Jharkhand in-charge Avinash Pande had visited the state several times since R.P.N. Singh switched over to the BJP.The relationship between the two parties -- JMM and Congress -- are strained but the Congress rejects it and says that the functioning of the coalition government is smooth with no major hiccups.The Congress unit in Jharkhand has prepared a roadmap for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and party general secretary and Jharkhand in-charge Avinash Pande said that the party has decided to constitute a coordination committee in the state to harmonise with the Hemant Soren-led government and is working on the revival plan.In order to strengthen the party prior to the 2024 polls, an exercise at the local level and a roadmap for the next 100 days has been prepared.
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