After the swearing-in of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Kalpana Soren as MLA from Gandey assembly constituency, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta expressed confidence that JMM will form government in Jharkhand again with full majority.
The grand rally being held amidst the Lok Sabha polls would be themed around the arrest of the ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and the AAP's Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, two of the key faces of the INDIA bloc. Both Hemant Soren and Kejriwal are in judicial custody.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reteirated the "400 pitch" during his address to a public event in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Friday and said that the slogan of '400 paar' is being raised because the country has faith in "Modi's guarantee."
Responding Singhbhum Congress MP Geeta Koda joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Minister Banna Gupta on Monday said Koda, who is the wife of the former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, would rinse herself in the BJP's washing machine and will be absolved of all corruption charges.
"This government should pay attention to the law and order. The gangs and their leaders should be put under tight control in the state," Governor Radhakrishnan told reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, where eight leaders from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress leaders took oath
Amidst the political unrest in Jharkhand, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress MLAs, including Banna Gupta and others, boarded a private aircraft to Hyderabad from Ranchi airport, said the party sources.
As Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is expected to enter its Jharkhand leg after Bihar, and Chief Minister Hemant Soren is expected to face the Enforcement Directorate today, a meeting of INDIA bloc was held at the Jharkhand Chief Minister's residence on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister is in the hearts of the people of Jharkhand and he has said that he will answer all the questions of ED within the time limit. So let the time come, he will be present and will answer, said Gupta.
Amid the BJP's barbs over the recovery of stacks of currency notes during the Income Tax raids at premises linked to Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu, Congress leader and Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta on Sunday said his party had nothing to do with it.
After the meeting, Banna Gupta said, "Chief Minister had ordered the removal of all technical obstacles in the implementation of the Chief Minister's Gambhir Yojana."