Banna Gupta, Jharkhand's Minister of Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare, extended his condolences to the families affected by the train derailment and said that Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for each bereaved family.
Ahead of the Shrawani festival in the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government would ensure that the devotees do not face any kind of inconvenience, and any kind of negligence on the part of authorities would not be tolerated.
Days after taking oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister, Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren along with his wife and party leader Kalpana Soren met with senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in the national capital.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren addressed the people present, stating that in the past four and a half years, his government has strived to reach every village and household to solve public issues.
After the Jharkhand cabinet expansion, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday said that large-scale mining activities are carried out in Jharkhand but no policies were there for displaced people adding that the government has decided to make a commission.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday reacted to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's statement and said that the BJP neither harasses nor protects anyone, adding that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has harassed Champai Soren by making him the Chief Minister for a few days.
Following the oath ceremony of JMM executive president Hemant Soren as Jharkhand Chief Minister, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji said that the vision to make Jharkhand the number one state will be fulfilled under the leadership of the Hemant Soren government.
After taking the oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday said that the 'Mahagathbandan' government has done all the work as per the interests of the people of the state.
Hemant Soren was released from the Birsa Munda Jail on June 28 after nearly five months following bail from Jharkhand High Court in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He had resigned as Chief Minister before his arrest on January 31.