Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 01, 2024, 05:00 PM
Jharkhand Politics: An important political development has taken place on the eve of the Jharkhand assembly elections. Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former Chief Minister Champai Soren has joined the BJP, giving a big blow to the JMM. Champai Soren's announcement of joining the BJP has created a stir in the state politics.Shivraj Singh Chouhan's commentUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, while reacting to Champai Soren's joining the BJP, termed him the "Tiger of Jharkhand". Chouhan said that Champai Soren is a leader who raised JMM from the furnace of the movement and there is deep respect for him among the people. He also said that Champai Soren was humiliated by the JMM, and he was not even distributed appointment letters, which is reprehensible. Chouhan alleged that JMM has now become only a family party and the coalition government is sure to go. He claimed that the BJP will come to power in Jharkhand after the elections.Champai Soren welcomed into BJPShivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed Champai Soren into BJP at a function on Friday and said, "The tiger is alive." Champai Soren is known as the 'Kolhan Tiger' in Jharkhand. He played a key role in the creation of the state along with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Soren resigned from the party dissatisfied with the current working style of JMM.Contribution and controversy of Champai SorenChouhan praised the contribution of Champai Soren and said that he struggled for the creation of Jharkhand and the state was created due to his efforts under former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Chouhan alleged that Soren was treated step-motherly and humiliated by JMM, especially when he took tough decisions against middlemen.BJP's predictionShivraj vowed that BJP and Champai Soren together will free Jharkhand from corruption and will not let the people there be insulted. Targeting the Hemant Soren government, he said that the JMM-Congress coalition government did not fulfill its promises and after the elections, the BJP government will be formed in Jharkhand.Champai Soren's joining the BJP can bring a new turn in Jharkhand politics and its effect can be seen in the upcoming elections.
श्री @ChampaiSoren जी झारखंड के टाइगर हैं। वे आंदोलन की भट्टी में तप के निकले ऐसे नेता हैं, जिन्होंने JMM को खड़ा किया और अलग झारखंड बनने में भी उल्लेखनीय भूमिका निभाई। जनता में उनका आदर है, वो झारखंड को बचाने के लिए भारतीय जनता पार्टी में आए हैं। pic.twitter.com/0kArwltD44
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) September 1, 2024