Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Manoj Pandey said on Monday that there was a "conspiracy" to cancel the nomination of Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as Mandal Murmu joined the party yesterday.
Attacking the BJP for making the issue of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's age, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Friday said that the people of the BJP have become distracted as everything is "crystal clear."
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party leader Manoj Pandey on Saturday raised doubts on Bhartiya Janata party's dwindling base in the state, and said that the party is struggling to maintain foothold in the region.
Ahead of today's announcement of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday voiced concerns that the Election Commission is not acting independently and is under pressure from the BJP
Amid the speculations of former Jharkhand Chief Minister JMM leader Champai Soren boarding BJP's ship, on Tuesday he made it clear that he is going to join BJP on August 30.
Amid speculation of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren quitting the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party and joining another front, JMM leader Manoj Pandey said the decision would be self-sabotage for Soren.
Amit Shah visited Manoj Pandey's home on Sunday and held a closed-door meeting. Pandey is the MLA from the Unchahar constituency in Raebareli from where the Congress has fielded Rahul Gandhi as its Lok Sabha candidate.
Amid speculation of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election, Samajwadi Party MLA and leader Manoj Kumar Pandey resigned from the post of Samajwadi Party Chief Whip.
Addressing the 'Kiranti Shaurya Samaroh' organised at the 11 Gorkha Rifle Regimental Center, the Chief Minister further said, "The Indian Army has a glorious history. Our soldiers have set an ideal example of defending and serving the country during both wartime and peacetime."
Amid the recent terrorist attacks in the Poonch-Rajouri sector, India Army chief General Manoj Pandey is likely to visit Jammu to review the situation there and discuss further strengthening the counter-terrorism grid there on Monday, defence sources said.