Two more to support NDA in Jharkhand: Arjun Munda

March 07, 2005

Two more legislators would come out in support of the NDA, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda claimed on Sunday, while ridiculing the claims of the UPA that two independents supporting the ruling alliance had been confined in Rajasthan.

"Where does the question of kidnapping arise when all the legislators have been paraded before President APJ Abdul Kalam?" Munda who returned from Rajasthan asked and claimed that two more legislators would join the 41 in the 81-member house already supporting the NDA.

The Shibu Soren Government would face a trial of strength on March 15.

Munda, in turn, accused the UPA of having tried to ground the aircraft, which was to fly the alliance's legislators to Delhi on March one for presentation at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

"All our independent supporters are moving about freely and also played football on Saturday evening in Rajasthan. They are very much before the people," Munda, NDA legislature party leader, said.

The five independent MLAs -- Sudesh Mahto, Chandra Prakash Choudhury, Madhu Kora, Enos Eka and Hari Narain Rai -- played a friendly football match last evening, Munda said.