Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Kalpana Soren on Wednesday launched a frontal attack on the Centre accusing it of meting out injustice to the state by extorting its mines and minerals at the expense of poor tribals.
She also criticised the BJP “for going to any extent to grab power”, warning that they would be ousted from the state.
Soren challenged the saffron party to bring in chief ministers and leaders from other states to propagate their agenda, specifically mentioning Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Soren highlighted that BJP leaders are actively campaigning in the state while the Centre covets its mineral wealth. “We will give a befitting reply to them,” she added.
Soren accused the saffron party of building their base on the work of others and called on them to bring as many leaders as possible to challenge her husband, Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
“I challenge them to bring as many CMs and leaders as they can to harass our popular CM Hemant Soren…Our women will be his kavach (shield),” she said and urged people to thwart BJP’s attempts to grab power here.
Soren alleged that her husband was imprisoned for five months as part of a conspiracy, which led to delays in the disbursement of funds under the Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana, a financial assistance scheme for impoverished women.
Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31 in connection with a money laundering case linked to a land scam, but he was released on bail in June.
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First Published: Sep 25 2024 | 2:38 PM IST