The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list the petition filed by CBI challenging the grant of bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Doranda Treasury case of Jharkhand in which he was sentenced to five years jail term.
The candidates will be from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand.
Jharkhand Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey on Wednesday, speaking about the meeting held with the party's top leadership, said that discussions were held on how to prepare field strong candidates.
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the party's Jharkhand leaders to take stock of preparations for Lok Sabha polls to be held next year.
“The political health in Jharkhand is good as we're drinking the sip of ‘karela’, ‘kutki’ and neem. These karela, kutki, and neem are ED, CBI and Income Tax. These things are making us strong to fight...,” Banna said.
Calling the incident “unfortunate”, Soren said that the Jharkhand government is taking all possible steps to put a check on the Naxal activities and getting the results.
"Chief Minister Hemant Soren and I will work together so that Naxalites are wiped out from the state. That would be the true tribute to the families of the deceased," the Governor said.
Two jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ), a special unit of the state police department unit lost their lives in an encounter with Naxals in Chaibasa, said the police on Tuesday.
"Your choice of the date of 14th August does not come as a surprise to the undersigned. You and your political masters are fully aware that being the Chief Minister of the state of Jharkhand, the undersigned is scheduled to hoist the national flag on the occasion of the 77th independence
Jharkhand health minister Banna Gupta on Saturday took a jibe at the central government over the introduction of three bills in the Lok Sabha to abolish British-era criminal laws.