Parleys fail to break Jharkhand stalemate
PTI
NEW DELHI, MAY 1
Though Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and other alliance partners seem to be in agreement that Jharkhand chief minister’s post should go to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the stalemate due to differences over other issues continued today even as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies agreed to continue talks.
“The talks between BJP, JMM, All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and Janata Dal(United) were held in a cordial and positive atmosphere. The talks were held in the context of the letter written to BJP President Nitin Gadkari by JMM legislature party qleader Hemant Soren. We will continue our talks,” BJP General Secretary Ananth Kumar said.
Sources said though all allies seemed agreeable that the chief ministership should go to BJP, there were several hiccups from all sides which need to be dealt with.
Gadkari held a four-hour meeting with Hemant Soren, AJSU President and Deputy Chief Minister Sudesh Mahato, JD(U) state unit President Jaleshwar Mahato, JMM rebels Teklal Mahato and Champai Soren, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Raghuvar Das and party central leaders Rajnath Singh, Kumar and Ramlal.
“Today’s talks related to the present NDA government in Jharkhand and how to keep Congress at bay in the state. We will continue talks to chalk out future course of action,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, Hemant Soren denied there was a JMM proposal that his father Shibu Soren continue as chief minister till June 30 when he completes six months in office without getting elected to the Jharkhand assembly.
‘Who is saying this? You (the press) people make up these things,” he said in reply to a question on the issue.
Though a section in JMM is said to have pressed for this, BJP leaders associated with the talks said the demand was not made to them.
If pressed for this demand, BJP would be in an embarassing position as it cannot with hold the pending withdrawal of support to Shibu Soren government for two months.
With Gadkari leaving for Nagpur on Sunday morning, party leaders said an outcome before Monday or Tuesday was virtually ruled out.
Parleys fail to break Jharkhand stalemate
NEW DELHI, MAY 1 Though Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and other alliance partners seem to be in agreement that Jharkhand chief minister's post should go to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the stalemate due to differences over other issues continued today even as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies agreed to continue talks.
