Governor had sought poll body's opinion on 'office of profit' case against Soren. The EC’s report, sent to the governor in a sealed envelope, is yet to be communicated to the govt.
Bonhomie between PM Modi & Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of JMM during their meet Tuesday sets off buzz as party yet to make its stand clear on Droupadi Murmu.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s meeting with home minister comes at a time when JMM is in fix over supporting NDA's tribal presidential nominee & there are fissures in alliance with Congress.
Soren holds charge of both mining & environment departments, which 'cleared' mining lease to his company last year. BJP called for disqualification under Representation of the People Act.
AICC gen secy & Jharkhand in-charge Avinash Pande says there is no discord & govt will complete its term. 'These are attempts to create confusion & destabilise govt', he says.
Of 33 people subjected to alleged police atrocities between late 2019 & 2022, 23 were tribals, and 10 died. The ruling JMM had come to power decrying atrocities against tribals.
The MLAs cited a report by ThePrint Hindi, published on 15 March, on alleged police repression against Adivasis in the state. Investigation ongoing in some cases, say Jharkhand Police.
Tribal belts have been special focus of CM Raghubar Das. But govt schemes especially announced to benefit tribal people have been patchily implemented.
Ex-CM & Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren says alliance talks with Congress & RJD are on, but his party won’t contest less than 42 seats.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
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