Hemant Soren ring-fences MLAs as BJP lurks
Deccan ChroniclePatna: Amid the ongoing political crisis, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren accompanied by around 44 MLAs of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -led alliance left for a tourist spot in Khunti near Ranchi, Saturday afternoon. After the meeting on Saturday, three luxury buses were arranged by the JMM to take the MLAs for a “picnic” to Latratu dam in Khunti, on the outskirts of Ranchi. The ECI had sent its recommendation to Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais on a plea seeking Mr Soren’s disqualification for violating electoral norms by transferring a mining lease in his name. The matter involves a petition filed before the governor by the BJP in February, seeking Mr Soren’s disqualification on grounds that he allegedly transferred a mining lease in his name while he held the mining portfolio.