Ranchi: Amid the political developments in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s brother and MLA Basant Soren has become a new headache.
Controversial response.
Basant Soran is an MLA from Dhumka, which has been simmering in heavy protests following the recent rape and murder of two girls.
He was visiting Delhi amid political controversies. After returning from the visit, Basant responded that he had gone to Delhi to buy underwear.
After his visit to Delhi, Basant visited the families of the slain girls. The absence of the MLA had led to huge protests. The MLA’s response to the media who inquired about the reason for his visit to Delhi was, ‘All my underwear is gone. So went to buy some. Brought it from Delhi’ he replied with a smile. Basant Soran admitted that there is political instability in the state and clarified that there is no problem now.
Basant’s response has been taken up by opposition parties. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is facing the possibility of a BJP coup and the threat of disqualification, is now in a position to answer this too.
Basant Soren’s response is widely circulated by the BJP. Amidst political instability, Hemant Soren won the vote of confidence in the assembly yesterday. At the same time, many of the MLAs are still at the resort.