Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais reached New Delhi on Friday amid political jostling in the state and the demand of MLAs of the ruling alliance that he should clear the air on the reports that his office had received an opinion from Election Commission to disqualify Chief Minister Hemant Soren as an MLA for violation of electoral norms.
A UPA delegation on Thursday told Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais that it was shocked over “selective leaks” on Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s disqualification as a legislator.
Ranchi, Sep. 1 (PTI): A delegation of ruling UPA leaders in Jharkhand told Governor Ramesh Bais on Thursday that it was shocked over the “selective leaks made” from Raj Bhavan on Election Commission’s recommendation, as speculation continued to be rife over Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s disqualification as MLA. The delegation, in a representation to Bais, said such leaks created chaos and confusion. It also asked the governor to clear the air over the ECI recommendation in the matter. Earlier in the week, 32 MLAs of the ruling coalition in Jharkhand left for Raipur by a chartered flight from Ranchi in a bid to thwart possible poaching attempts by the BJP amid the deepening political crisis in the state over Soren’s fate as an MLA. Four of them, however, returned on Wednedsay night to take part in a cabinet meeting. The delegation, during its visit to Raj Bhavan, also said that speculations on Soren’s fate “encouraged political brinkmanship to d