Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) on Monday attacked Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) for trying to destabilise Chief Minister (CM), Hemant Soren led
JMM Congress coalition Government in the State and it also said that BJP is
creating confusion in the mind of people on CM’s mining issue.
Talking to media persons former JPCC Chief and Finance Minister in the State
Government, Rameshwar Oraon said that BJP has no issues to talk about, they
have failed in providing employment and rising inflation. People of the Country
are in very distress but BJP is always trying to raise futile issues to divert people's
mind from real issues, he added.
“Already it is said that the Chief Minister returned the mines before assuming his
office of Chief Minister then where it is an issue of getting unwanted advantage of
the office of profit. This is only an effort to create uproar and destabilise the
popular Government and nothing else. But the Congress Party is completely with
the CM and the opposition’s conspiracy will fail in the State.
Addressing a press meet, Senior Congress Leaders, Alok Kumar Dubey and Rajesh
Gupta jointly said that BJP is using the mines lease case as a weapon. “Article 192
of the Constitution is in great discussion now and this is because the Governor,
using the power derived from this Article of the Constitution, has taken action to
seek the opinion of the CM mining lease case,” they added.
Dubey quoted Article 192 and said that it is clear what the five conditions for
disqualification of the Government are. “The points regarding holding of office,
state of insolvency, being so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament
or under any law are clear. It is necessary to see whether Soren's mines lease case
falls within the purview of the five conditions defined in Article 191(1). Whether
the CM has mentioned the Mines Lease issue in his election affidavit or not, these
things have to be seen. It is expected that the Governor will take the legal decision
in a fair manner and the ill-fated efforts of BJP will never succeed,” he added.
Gupta said that the BJP is now trying to stabilize an elected coalition government
by using non-democratic means. The reality is that the case of mine lease does not
come under the supply of goods category nor does it come under contract workers.
In this case, the People's Representation Act does not apply.