Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday emphasised on the need for cleaning the system which is plagued by corruption and is often cited as the reason for ineffective Governance in the State.
Soren while expressing concern over degeneration in democratic credentials within government besides political parties and suggested close cooperation between executive, legislative, judiciary and media for curing the problems. “I have always raised my voice against corruption,” said Soren who after becoming CM has sanctioned several disciplinary actions against corrupt government officials.
Soren was addressing a gathering on the occasion of a book-release. The book titled “Sansadiya Rajneetik Kosh-Jharkhand” focuses on political leaders of Jharkhand since Independence. The book has been compiled by senior journalist Chandreshwar.
CM acknowledged that honesty comes at a price however described that only few bad apples have maligned the whole system. “There are honest people in our Parliament but they are living in oblivion and are being sidelined by few bad people,” added CM.
Interestingly, on this rare occasion top leaders of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), JVM and the Congress observed silence on corrupt politicians facing trial in many cases in the State and elsewhere. JVM chief Babulal Marandi, Jharkhand Congress president Sukhdeo Bhagat and BJP state president Ravindra Rai for the first time shared views on an issue on which they stand divided in the state assembly.
Rai said, “There is no alternative to the democracy so we need to save this system from getting extinct. Qualities of democracy have lured people towards it.” Rai added, democracy is under threat because people no longer fear law and indulge in unlawful activities as a result of that.
State Congress president rued lack of good people in the system for the near collapse of the democratic system besides rescuing it from the muddle it has slipped into in the wake of several scams and cases against politicians. Bhagat added, “People with clean image should join politics instead of sitting on the fences. Who is stopping themIJ We must make a joint effort to rescue democracy which is in danger.”
JVM chief castigated alleged manipulation of the system by people sitting at its core for their interests and called on abandoning such people to protect the institutions. “Inertia has crept in the democratic system so we need to get rid of this besides people who try to make the system to suit their needs,” maintained Marandi.