NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to ‘poach’ MLAs following former chief minister Champai Soren‘s hints of quitting Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Alleging that BJP has brought people from Gujarat, Assam and Maharashtra to divide social fabric in the state, Soren said,” “Forget about society, these people work to break families and parties.”
“They poach MLAs.Money is such a thing that it doesn’t take long for politicians to move here and there,” he added.
Hemant Soren’s remarks came soon after Champai Soren said that “all three options” are open for him amid buzz over him joining the BJP.
In an emotional post on social platform X, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader recalled the events right from the moment he took over as the chief minister of the state on February 2 to him being replaced by Hemant Soren, in whose absence he had led the government.
Commenting on recent media reports about a rift within the JMM and the possibility of Champai Soren joining the BJP, the senior leader said, “After so much insult and contempt, I was forced to look for an alternative path. With a heavy heart, I said in a meeting of the legislative party that ‘A new chapter of my life is going to start from today.’ I had three options: First, to retire from politics; second, to form my own separate organization; and third, to continue if I found a companion on this path. From that day until the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, all options remain open for me.”
Meanwhile, Hemant Soren also commented on the timing of Jharkhand’s assembly elections, and said that while they are due this year, the schedule would be “decided by the opposition party in the state, not by the Election Commission.”
“It seems the Election Commission is no longer a constitutional institution, as it has been occupied by BJP people,” he said.
“I challenge them (BJP) that if the assembly elections are held today, they will be wiped out from Jharkhand tomorrow,” he added.
Alleging that BJP has brought people from Gujarat, Assam and Maharashtra to divide social fabric in the state, Soren said,” “Forget about society, these people work to break families and parties.”
“They poach MLAs.Money is such a thing that it doesn’t take long for politicians to move here and there,” he added.
Hemant Soren’s remarks came soon after Champai Soren said that “all three options” are open for him amid buzz over him joining the BJP.
In an emotional post on social platform X, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader recalled the events right from the moment he took over as the chief minister of the state on February 2 to him being replaced by Hemant Soren, in whose absence he had led the government.
Commenting on recent media reports about a rift within the JMM and the possibility of Champai Soren joining the BJP, the senior leader said, “After so much insult and contempt, I was forced to look for an alternative path. With a heavy heart, I said in a meeting of the legislative party that ‘A new chapter of my life is going to start from today.’ I had three options: First, to retire from politics; second, to form my own separate organization; and third, to continue if I found a companion on this path. From that day until the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, all options remain open for me.”
Meanwhile, Hemant Soren also commented on the timing of Jharkhand’s assembly elections, and said that while they are due this year, the schedule would be “decided by the opposition party in the state, not by the Election Commission.”
“It seems the Election Commission is no longer a constitutional institution, as it has been occupied by BJP people,” he said.
“I challenge them (BJP) that if the assembly elections are held today, they will be wiped out from Jharkhand tomorrow,” he added.