Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday reaffirmed the coalition Government's stand on “no special status for Jharkhand" and hit back at the Opposition accusing it of taking the people of the State for a ride on the issue.
The Opposition, incidentally, is speaking in one voice for the coveted status, particularly after the Centre granted special status to Seemandhra for political reasons. "They (opposition) are fooling people. We don't need special status if the State gets the money that we are entitled for," said Soren while speaking to media persons.
Soren was on a visit to Deoghar to lay foundation for projects worth Rs 192.10 crore besides inaugurating a new Block Office at Madhupur. The CM's statement came a day after Opposition parties criticised the Central Government for ignoring Jharkhand's plea for special status threatening to bring censure motion against the Congress-led Government of United Progressive Alliance in Jharkhand Assembly.The CM's statement has only added insult to the injury of political parties who were clamouring for the status.