Amid the rumours of him joining the BJP, former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren on Saturday cleared the fog and dismissed them. Denying the possibility of his joining in BJP, Champai Soren said, "I don’t know what rumours are being spread. I don’t know what news is being run so I cannot tell whether it’s true or not, I don’t know anything about it." Moreover, he said, "Hum jahan par hain vahi par hain."
Soren, who is currently serving as a minister in the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government, was said to be in contact with BJP leaders. According to sources, former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Lobin Hembrom was also said to be joining the BJP along with Soren. Soren's ouster from the office of the state chief minister was said to be the reason for his resignation.
Champai Soren's appointment as the state chief minister in February to replace Hemant Soren was as dramatic as his exit from the post five months later. Soren, who once tilled fields with his father in a remote village in Jharkhand's Saraikela-Kharsawan district, took oath as the Chief Minister on February 2, days after his predecessor Hemant Soren resigned, just before he was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case. Hemant was released from jail on June 28 after the high court granted him bail, and on Wednesday, he was elected the party legislature's leader. Champai submitted his resignation letter to the governor as chief minister to pave the way for Hemant Soren, who was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the third time.
How BJP react?
Reacting to rumours, former BJP State President Deepak Prakash said, "I have heard this in reports only. I don't have any authentic information... He (Champai Soren) was serving Jharkhand as a good CM... Everything depends on the central leadership. He is a huge personality... 3.5 crore people of Jharkhand were happy with his work... But the way he was removed from the CM post, was unfortunate. It was a setback that a good person was removed from the CM's chair. What was his fault?"
(With ANI Inputs)
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