Jharkhand: Ranchi Court allows Hemant Soren to vote in floor test on February 5

“The matter has now been resolved. The purpose of arresting Hemant Soren was to topple the government by not allowing an MLA to participate in the floor test voting. This entire exercise is malicious, which has been our stand from the beginning.” ” the Advocate General said.

Jharkhand political crisis: 10 points

1. Court nod to Hemant Soren is a new boost for the JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand, which has alleged that the BJP is trying to poach its MLAs.

2. After Champai Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand Chief Minister, Governor CP Radhakrishnan gave him 10 days to prove his majority in the Assembly, but JMM called for voting on February 5 as the party was worried about its defeat. Didn’t want to take the risk. Legislator.

3. “We were given 10 days to prove the government’s majority. A senior party leader said, we cannot take any risk during this period as the BJP may try to contact our MLAs.

4. Hemant Soren approached the court seeking permission to vote in the floor test which is crucial for political stability in the state.

5. Therefore, the applicant (Soren) has filed the present application seeking an order from this Hon’ble Court permitting the applicant to attend the special session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and the proceedings of the floor test to be held in the month of February. Can go. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,” the petition said.

6. ED argued against the petition, but the court allowed the JMM leader to vote in the floor test. Rajeev Ranjan said, “Our petition has been accepted.”

7. In the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, JMM has the highest number of 29 seats, while BJP has 26. Hemant Soren came to power with the support of the Congress, which has 17 seats, and the RJD and CPI (ML), which have 1 seat each. The magic number is 41.

8. Congress is also safeguarding its MLAs from horse-trading attempts and the party has deployed police personnel at the resort. Separate food arrangements have been made for the MLAs.

9. Hemant Soren approached the Supreme Court on Friday challenging his arrest by the ED, but the apex court rejected his plea and asked the JMM leader to approach the Jharkhand High Court.

10. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal said, “The Supreme Court did not even hear our case. He could have heard the case first and then asked us to go to the High Court. He said, “Now 10 more baseless cases will be added against Hemant Soren ji so that he does not come out and BJP is defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. May you benefit.”

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Published: 03 February 2024, 06:28 PM IST