BJP withdraws support to Soren govt

Last Updated: Monday, May 24, 2010, 14:36

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BJP withdraws support to Soren Govt Ranchi: After dilly-dallying for nearly a month, the BJP Monday withdrew support to the Shibu Soren Government in Jharkhand reducing it to a minority.

Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Raghuvar Das handed over the letter withdrawing support to the Soren government to Governor MOH Farooq.

"I have handed over the letter, which contains the signature of all 18 BJP MLAs, withdrawing support," Das told reporters at the Raj Bhavan.

The Governor said he will "study it." Frustrated over JMM backtracking on its power-sharing agreement in Jharkhand, the BJP had decided yesterday to withdraw support after a defiant Soren asserted that he would continue as the chief minister and was in touch with Congress.

The BJP parliamentary board had on April 28 decided to withdraw support to the JMM government after Soren voted against the party-sponsored cut motion against the UPA Government in Lok Sabha a day earlier.

However, the decision was put on hold when JMM Legislature party leader and Soren's son Hemant wrote a letter to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari pledging support to a BJP-led government.

But, the JMM backtracked and demanded rotational power sharing with each party leading the government for 28 months.

This was agreed to by BJP on the understanding that Soren will quit as Chief Minister by May 25 after which Munda will head the new coalition government.

As the deadline for his stepping down approached, Soren made it clear on Friday that there was not going to quit.

"The question of a change of government comes if there is no development. But now development is going on," he had told reporters.

The Chief Minister had on Saturday went a step further saying he was weighing all options, including cutting a deal with the Congress to continue in power.

The Soren government now has 27 MLAs, including 18 of its own, five of the AJSU, two of JD(U) and two others in support in the 81-member House.

PTI

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First Published: Monday, May 24, 2010, 14:36

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Justistox - "Bade be aabru hokar teray kooche se ham niklay!"
where was the need for a national party like bjp to join hands with shibu soren of jmm to let him form a govt.in jharkhand when he was a sitting lok sabha member and not even a mla in assembly?
on 27th april,2010, he voted against bjp sponsored ``cut motion``! to retaliate bjp parliamentary board decided to withdraw support to soren`s govt.thaey should have stuck to that! when soren and his son apologised and offered bjp to lead the new govt. , bjp put the decision ``on hold``!double fault!
then bjp wanted to rule for 4.5 years. soren protested. bjp
agreed to rotational cms.they wanted soren to resign from his post as cm. sored made a u-turn!crestfallen bjp has
withdrawn support to sren govt!the egg on the face could not be fully wiped off.
aam admi says ``atalji ke baad, bjp, `bekaar jhanjhat party`` bangayi hai!``

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Mohan - Mumbai
shows how shallow bjp`s priniciples are when they were assured that they are not going to get
the cm post they withdraw support.power hungry
bunch of jokers with only a single motto of
grabbing power by hook or crook. a national
disgrace .you people are ravan`s trying to
misguide people in the name of lord ram.
unfortunately for u people are not fools any
more and can see through your rotten plans.

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PP TALWAR - India
to uphold the parliamentary democracy, fresh elections should be ordered in jharkhand.

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rupendra rakshit - yamunangar
the government is rightly deciding to confiscate the property of ketan desai. the agencies must further make his spouse and grown up children a conniving party for failing to inform the government about her husband/ their father`s ill earnings. any arguement about their ignorance should not be acceptable as only a fool will tend to agree that they were not enjoying the looted money. as far as ketan desai and his ilks are concerned the courts must punish them with death penalty by a firing squad in full public view so that other traitors are given the right signal. let us hope that our judiciary come up with something real severe punishment and that too at a lightening speed.

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rupendra rakshit - yamunanagar
bjp has further eroded it`s popularity by playing in the hands of shibu soren and has shown that it is equally an unprincipled party whose aim is to remain in power. such cheapness of our political parties are making the nation pay dearly but the greed has taken over principle. now in all likelihood either soren will retain his chief ministership or congress will lure him to join them. a person who should have been convicted for his crimes, is enjoying like a king courtesy downfall of character in political parties. already mulayam singh is bending over his back to please the congress so that cases against him and his family members are not persued further by our system and he escape the noose. the ultimate sufferer are we the people. if the media and judiciary do not do something the country will soon be full of maoists and terrorists. there is still time and but it is running out.