Ranchi: JMM working president Hemant Soren on Wednesday described the mahagatbandhan of opposition parties as a bridge “built of rocks and pebbles to take Jharkhand to greater heights”. Fielding questions from Twitter users from Jharkhand and across the country in an hour-long interactive session from Ranchi, Soren also described the alliance as “the need of the hour”.Replying to a Twitter user who questioned why JMM forged an alliance with Congress, JVM-P and RJD, Soren said: “Kabhi kabhi lamba safar tay karne k liye kankad aur patthar ko seedi banana padta hai (Sometimes, to cover a long journey, it is required to make stairs from rocks and pebbles).” He added the alliance has been formed keeping in mind the larger interests of Jharkhand.Soren’s programme, held at a banquet hall in the city and hosted in association with Twitter India, was beamed live from his official handle. Doctors, lawyers, teachers and civil society activists also attended the event and asked questions to the former CM. The event was a part of the social media giant’s Chaupal launched earlier this year.Soren’s reference to Mahagatbandhan came amid growing dissent among the alliance partners over seat-sharing of 14 parliamentary seats. Though negotiations are underway since February, an official announcement is yet to come, leading to growing dissent among the stakeholders and its workers and leaders.BJP meanwhile cried foul over the event and alleged JMM had violated model code of conduct by putting up hoardings of the event across the city. “A complaint has also been registered with the ECI through CVigil app,” the party said in a statement.

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