The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) today launched a sharp attack on its INDIA bloc allies, Congress and RJD for failing to clinch a poll pact for the Bihar Assembly Elections. The party accused them of keeping the party bewildered over seat-sharing arrangements and forcing it to withdraw from the contest. As the Bihar polls draw closer, internal tensions have surfaced within the Grand Alliance, with the JMM announcing its exit from the alliance just a day after declaring plans to contest six seats independently. Senior JMM leader Sudivya Kumar in Giridih alleged that the senior partners had undermined the JMM’s position and betrayed the principles of coalition politics. Party spokesperson Manoj Kumar Pandey said, JMM did not want to be excluded from the alliance and made every possible effort, but unfortunately, the party failed in its attempts.
Reacting to the development, Congress leader Rakesh Sinha said the JMM deserved to get seats for the upcoming polls, but Congress should not be blamed for it. He said, the Congress has always made sacrifices for the sake of the alliance and it wants the alliance to be formed with full strength.