Jamshedpur, Dec. 20: The grand feast was organised by Bustee Vikas Samiti in association with BJP’s Jamshedpur ( East) unit. Chief Minister Raghubar Das who is the patron of the Bustee Vikas Samiti attended the picnic.
Amidst tight security arrangements around 5,000 picknickers, including women and children participated. Apart from delicacies lined up, cultural programme was also presented by members of the samiti and also Chhatisgarhicommunity .
” After becoming the Chief Minister it is for the first time that I am participating in the picnic,” said Das . He also joined hands with others to play cricket.
The picnic also gave an opportunity to aggrieved people to approach the CM to solve their problems.
A section of participants approached Raghubar for solving their problems, mostly related to litigation of property.
� We were surprised to find him amidst us. As we were busy enjoying the picnic.The CM also discussed issues related to the State and promised more measures for vibrant Jharkhand,� noted a member of BastiVikashSamiti.
The grand feast was kicked off at around 9.30 am when people, including women and children thronged at the picnic spot. The Chief Minister himself arrived at the venue at about 10 am and stayed there till 3 pm.
In view of arrival of the CM several measures were taken to improve the security of the area. While the Chief Minister was busy meeting people at the feast, the armed police men had been deployed at strategic position all along from DimnaChowk to the picnic spot, a stretch of over two kilometres.
There was separate enclosures for the men and women, and separate enclosures for the vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Meena Devi a resident of Telco said that Raghubarji may be the Chief Minister of Jharkhand but for us he is our brother. It was a matter of pride by attending a community feast which would celebrate every year since the past 10 years. He has been a worker of the community and we feel happy to be with him always. The menu included both veg/non-veg foods. The desserts included hot gulabjamun.
According to a senior police officer, the special security arrangement by the district police will remain effective till January 26, the period during which the people, especially the picnickers tend
to visit Dimna.
�The idea precisely is to keep check on rash driving and preventmiscreants from creating trouble to the revelers on the street and near the parks,� said Anoop Mathew, senior police superintendent. The police will also act tough with people driving in an inebriated state of mind and with hoodwinks driving vehicles using police and press stickers.
