A Congress leader, who ruled the roost in Mokama, began patronising the musclemen. He perhaps forgot that once the musclemen learn the ropes of politics, they start thinking of replacing their patrons to become more powerful. His protégé Dilip, who was Anant’s elder brother, contested on the then Janata Dal ticket in 1990 and defeated him. The Congress leader wanted revenge and promoted Suraj Bhan, who won the seat as an independent candidate by defeating Suraj Bhan in 2000. The rest is history that is still being written,” Birendra added.The diara and taal areas are still not easily accessible. Agriculture and cattle-rearing are the mainstay of Mokama’s population. The people still prefer travelling on horseback to cut short the distances.
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