By Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI/BHUBANESWAR: Considering the general perception that each and every important decisions of BJP, must have RSS backing and it’s very clear fact that BJP Leaders make regular stops to RSS stalwarts either at Sangh’s Nagpur Headquarters’ in Maharashtra or New Delhi’s Keshav Kunj located on Jhandewala road, a scene witnessed during the oath taking ceremony of Himant Biswa Sharma as Assam Chief Minister in Guwahati, has once again ignited a ray of hope for supporters and well-wishers of Party’s National VP In Charge of Assam and Delhi , Baijayant ‘Jay’Panda, also a 4th times former MP from Odisha, represented by 8 Lok Sabha MPs and 2 Union Ministers, that something will happen positive for Jay Panda following NDA forming Government for second times as first Non-Congress entity in India’s North-East under Chief Minister Sharma.
Look at the photo, how RSS Piontman in BJP and Party’s National General Secretary(Organisation) BL Santhosh hearing very patiently to Party’s National VP Jay Panda at the oath taking ceremony in Guwahati on Monday . Similar such scenes were witnessed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned. Baijayant Panda, a technocrat, industrialists’ turned former MP, would be a choice for BJP from north-east once next round of Rajya Sabha polls held. Considering RSS and BJP’s focus in Assam to check insurgency and infiltration, Baijayant Panda has been living to the expectations of Sangh and Party top brasses since BJP led NDA successfully defeated anti-incumbency factor. Even on Sunday, after his election as leader, Chief Minister Sharma had shown due respect to Baijayant Panda by bowing his heads down, which clearly speaks about BJP National VP Panda’s hard work and team work spirit in Assam.
“Congratulations Sri @himantabiswa& team of ministers who were sworn in to their office today. With full cabinet in place Team Assam will coordinate COVID related measures & provide momentum to the development initiatives of the state,” BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santhosh tweeted @blsanthosh.
BJP National VP In Charge of Assam and Delhi and 4th times former MP from Odisha, Baijayant ‘Jay’Panda also wished Sharma for his new role.“My very best wishes to Dr @himantabiswa Ji on taking oath as CM of Assam, which I attended with @JPNadda Ji, @blsanthosh Ji, @sarbanandsonwal Ji & many CMs & others. Under your able leadership Assam will carry forward PM @narendramodi Ji’s immense focus on NE development,” Baijayant Jay Panda tweeted @PandaJay.
Meanwhile, a tweet by late PM Rajiv Gandhi’s Biographer, Minhaz Merchant has created a lot of political waves among aspirants for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet or a Rajya Sabha berth. The tweet got 7.7 Thousands like in 12 hours with 339 comments and 2.2 thousand re-tweets.Merchant in his tweet accused BJP of not using best talents it has to command the narrative across issues — farm laws, Covid, O2, global misreporting.
Citing cases of BJP National VP Jay Panda, who successfully ensured BJP led NDA bounced back to power in Assam and as a result of which Hemanta Biswa Sharma of the Saffron Party took oath as new Chief Minister, Bibek Debroy, Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sanjay Sanyal and former Minister MJ Akbar, he said, BJP shall use these talents instead wasting it.
“With Jay Panda, Bibek Debroy, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sanjeev Sanyal & MJAkbar, BJP could have formed an effective team to command the narrative across issues — farm laws, Covid, O2, global misreporting. Waste of talent,” Minhaz Merchant tweeted @MinhazMerchant.
