INTERVIEW | No Haryana-like factionalism; pro-incumbency for INDIA bloc: Congress' Jharkhand in-charge
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI/RANCHI: Exuding confidence of a strong performance by the Congress in the assembly polls, AICC Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday asserted that unlike Haryana, there was no factionalism in the state unit and all decisions in the run-up to the elections were taken by consensus among senior leaders. In an interview with PTI, the Congress general secretary also claimed that there was "pro-incumbency" in favour of Jharkhand's INDIA bloc government, which was moving forward under the leadership of Hemant Soren, while the BJP had "headless voices" with no one projected to lead the state. The Congress general secretary also hit out at PM Modi for his 'ek rahoge toh safe rahoge ' remarks, saying, "no one would have thought that the PM of the country would stoop to such levels." On one hand, the alliance is moving forward under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and on the other hand, there are "headless voices", he said.