BJP on his heels, CM Soren huddles with all ruling alliance MLAs
Hindustan TimesJharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, who is fighting off charges of corruption in and outside courts, on Saturday held a meeting of all ruling alliance legislators at his official residence in the state capital and discussed ways and means to address their grievances. “The chief minister established a direct communication with the legislators of the ruling alliance, taking feedback on welfare schemes in the state and seeking suggestions on how to improve them. Asked whether any strategy was discussed at the meeting to counter a possible adverse decision by the Election Commission of India on the office-of-profit row involving chief minister Hemant Soren, the legislators replied in the negative. “Come what may, Hemant Soren would continue to be the chief minister,” said JMM leader and state education minister Jagarnath Mahto.