MLA’s Big Remarks On Hemant Soren Ahead Of Jharkhand Majority Test

Ranchi: 

There’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip. This proverb holds true for the current situation in Jharkhand. Champai Soren has claimed the support of 47 MLAs of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and RJD and taken oath as Chief Minister. Tomorrow, he faces a majority test in the Assembly, and latest developments indicate the battle is far from over.

Of the 47 MLAs, one has come out strongly against former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, whose resignation set off the process for a new government formation. Another JMM legislator, sources said, is off the grid and is likely to skip the floor test tomorrow. The JMM, busy keeping its flock of MLAs together, has stressed that it has adequate numbers to cross the majority mark in the 81-member Assembly. 

A JMM MLA today said Hemant Soren had ignored his advice and that landed him in jail. 

Lobin Hembrom, who represents Borio seat in Sahibganj district, was at an event organised by a non-political organisation. Speaking to the media on the sidelines, Mr Hembrom said the JMM manifesto ahead of the 2019 state polls had promised the implementation of Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act and Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act. The JMM MLA also said the central law, Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, has not been implemented in the state.

While the first two laws are aimed at protecting land rights of tribals, the PESA Act empowers the gram sabha to protect tribals from exploitation. “The gram sabha has no power now. If the PESA Act was implemented, it would be more powerful. When none of these shields (for tribals) was implemented, we were forced to form this forum, Jharkhand Bachao Morcha,” he said.