Champai Soren, the head of Jharkhand the Mukti Morcha, was granted a floor in the Jharkhand assembly on Monday. Following the contentious detention of Hemant Soren, for which the opposition parties have all condemned the Union government, Soren took the oath of office as chief minister.
There are 81 members in the Jharkhand assembly. There are 47 members of the JMM-led coalition that is in power. 47 MLAs voted in favour of Champai Soren at the floor test, while 29 MLAs opposed the motion of trust.
On Sunday night, JMM MLAs who had travelled to Hyderabad to avoid horse trade came back to Ranchi.
Champai Soren addressed the assembly at the beginning of the proceedings, claiming that the BJP was trying to undermine democracy throughout the nation. “Today the whole country is seeing how injustice is being done to Hemant Soren. If you go to any village, you will find Hemant Soren’s schemes in every house,” he said. “I proudly say that I am part-2 of Hemant Soren.”
Hemant Soren, who was granted permission by the court to participate in the floor test, made a speech declaring that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha would not back down and would carry on fighting for the rights of Adivasis, Dalits, and other disadvantaged people. In addition, he claimed that the state governor had a hand in his detention.
In his speech to the assembly, Congress leader Pradip Yadav reaffirmed his party’s backing for the Champai Soren administration. “I have no doubt that the rights and welfare that Hemant Soren established will be continued by this new administration,” he declared.
Vinod Kumar Singh, the leader of the CPI(ML), expressed his disapproval of the Union government’s purported use of central agencies to target opposition figures. He declared, “They [the BJP] have redefined corruption.” “If you are in the opposition to the BJP you are corrupt, if you with the BJP you are corruption-free.” He named several leaders against whom the central agencies have stopped acting as soon as they joined the BJP, like Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Nominated Anglo-Indian legislator Glen Joseph Galstaun also express his support for Champai Soren. “I am the last nominated member in the country. I thank Hemant Soren for nominating me,” he said, accusing the BJP of taking away the rights of all minorities.
