LAW KUMAR MISHRA
PATNA: Jharkhand chief minister,Hemant Soren will join the investigations in mining scam following summons from Enforcement Directorate on Thursday.He had refused to appear on November 3.
Soren will to the ED office from the Morabadi Grounds in a road show.JMM has organised a massive assembly of it’s workers who reached a day earlier at Morabadi Maidan.
Chief Minister addressed the workers at the Maidan and alleged the anti_ tribal ,anti dalit forces led by BJP are trying to come out of submarines after three years of their defeat in the state.He said the conspirators engaged in destabilising him should be exposed as they were misusing central agencies.
Congress leaders cancelled their trip to Maharashtra to join Bharat Jodo yatra.Jharkhand Pradesh Congress president,Rajesh Thakur said in view of the current political situation,finance minister,Alamgir Alam,health minister,Banna Gupta and other MLAs who were scheduled to join Rahul Gandhi led yatra have cancelled their trip.
JMM also directed it’s leaders to stay at Ranchi.A meeting of JMM legislature party was held to express faith in the leadership of Hemant Soren.
AICC general secretary,Awinash Pandey,was briefed about the political scene by Hemant Soren today
Uncertainty generated following the visiting President,Droupadi Murmu and Governor,Ramesh Bais distancing themselves from the Jharkhand state foundation day celebrations here on Tuesday.They were at Ranchi and their participation was announced earlier.
Following ED summons to chief ministers,the head of the country and state at last minute decided against joining platform with the CM.
On Thursday,a former MLA of BJP ,Jayaprakash Verma joined JMM with other BJP leaders from Bagodar,Jamua and Gandey.