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NEW DELHI: Congress accused BJP of plotting against the tribals and their political power, and treating states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh as land banks, as it slammed the use of probe agencies to “force” ex Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to resign and alleged delay in swearing in his replacement in Ranchi, reminding that Nitish Kumar was sworn in within two minutes in Bihar four days ago.The party said Soren would have been a clean man for BJP if he had joined NDA.
Congress MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi asked if the Jharkhand governor is waiting for directions from the PM and home minister on the next step, pointing out that delay comes despite a comfortable majority with the ruling alliance comprising JMM, Congress and RJD.
“Or, are you waiting to get MLAs, by hook or by crook, to change sides through inducements and horse trading. That’s your vision of ‘amrit kaal’. Or, are you waiting to impose President’s Rule to remove a democratically-elected govt. This raises fundamental issues,” he said.
Party MP Saptgiri Ulaka, who is a tribal from Odisha, said the real dispute is about the “jal, jungle, zameen” of tribals. “The reason why BJP was booted out of power and the JMM-Congress combine voted in with a huge mandate in 2019 was that BJP treated Jharkhand as a land bank. Look at Chhattisgarh, where mining has resumed after BJP came back to power recently,” he said.
Ulaka, who addressed a press conference with Singhvi, said BJP’s actions in Jharkhand reveal a mindset to denigrate the tribals and remove them from power. “They tried to weaken the land acquisition act and have diluted the Forest Rights Act. The amendment to the Forest Conservation Act has changed the definition of forest and now land acquisition can be done as per the government’s wishes. It will seriously hit the tribals. Even the President, who is a ST, was not invited for the inauguration of the new parliament,” he said.
Singhvi said there is no sign of appointment of new CM in Champai Soren despite the passage of more than 24 hours, while “Paltu ram”, who crossed over to the BJP camp, became the CM for the ninth time in no time. “It happened just four days ago, and in the state which shares the border with Jharkhand,” he said.
Congress MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi asked if the Jharkhand governor is waiting for directions from the PM and home minister on the next step, pointing out that delay comes despite a comfortable majority with the ruling alliance comprising JMM, Congress and RJD.
“Or, are you waiting to get MLAs, by hook or by crook, to change sides through inducements and horse trading. That’s your vision of ‘amrit kaal’. Or, are you waiting to impose President’s Rule to remove a democratically-elected govt. This raises fundamental issues,” he said.
Party MP Saptgiri Ulaka, who is a tribal from Odisha, said the real dispute is about the “jal, jungle, zameen” of tribals. “The reason why BJP was booted out of power and the JMM-Congress combine voted in with a huge mandate in 2019 was that BJP treated Jharkhand as a land bank. Look at Chhattisgarh, where mining has resumed after BJP came back to power recently,” he said.
Ulaka, who addressed a press conference with Singhvi, said BJP’s actions in Jharkhand reveal a mindset to denigrate the tribals and remove them from power. “They tried to weaken the land acquisition act and have diluted the Forest Rights Act. The amendment to the Forest Conservation Act has changed the definition of forest and now land acquisition can be done as per the government’s wishes. It will seriously hit the tribals. Even the President, who is a ST, was not invited for the inauguration of the new parliament,” he said.
Singhvi said there is no sign of appointment of new CM in Champai Soren despite the passage of more than 24 hours, while “Paltu ram”, who crossed over to the BJP camp, became the CM for the ninth time in no time. “It happened just four days ago, and in the state which shares the border with Jharkhand,” he said.
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