Hemant Soren
Dumka (Jharkhand): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday fiercely attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party. He claimed that the BJP craves power in the state like a “fish out of water”. Let us tell you that Jharkhand was formed in November 2000 and the BJP was in power in the state most of the time.
Adopting all the tricks to gain power
Hemant Soren said, “Their (BJP) leaders have been roaming around the state for the last one year and adopting all tricks to gain power at any cost. They forgot that power in Jharkhand is still in the hands of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which will never bow down to pressure.” Addressing a public meeting in Dumka in support of JMM candidate Basant Soren, he said, “Without power, the BJP’s condition is like a fish out of water and the party wants to catch it with the power of money.”
They implicated me in a false case and sent me to jail.
The Chief Minister alleged that the BJP had tried to topple the JMM government in 2019, within hours of its formation. JMM working president Soren said, “They tried to lure our MLAs and MPs to carry out their conspiracy but it failed.” “As they (BJP) failed to form a government democratically, they used central agencies like ED and CBI to harass us,” he alleged. “They implicated me in a false case and sent me to jail.”
I am like a rock to serve you
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Soren on January 31 in a money laundering case related to the land scam. He was released from jail after obtaining bail from the High Court. Referring to his return from jail, Soren said: “Today I am among you and I am like a rock to serve you.” He accused the BJP of playing politics of dividing people on religious grounds. “They (BJP) have failed to provide jobs and solve the problems of poor farmers, labourers, tribals, Dalits and minorities,” Soren said. He claimed that the BJP could not report any achievements during its 20 years of rule. Soren also raised the question: why is the Election Commission holding assembly elections in the state before its term ends? (input language)
