‘Retire, or build separate organisation, or…’: Champai Soren lists 3 options amid buzz of joining BJP

Jharkhand News: Champai Soren arrived in Delhi amid speculations of joining BJP but stated his visit is personal. He tweeted about exploring options due to insults and contempt, including retiring, forming a new organization, or finding a companion.

Written By Sayantani
Updated19 Aug 2024, 04:03 PM IST
Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren speaks with the media upon his arrival at Delhi airport, Sunday
Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren speaks with the media upon his arrival at Delhi airport, Sunday(PTI)

Jharkhand News: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Champai Soren on Sunday said he had three options looking forward, which categorically did not specify joining BJP. Soren tweeted, "...After so much insult and contempt, I was forced to look for an alternative path. With a heavy heart, I said in the meeting of the legislative party that A new chapter of my life is going to start from today." The JMM leader had landed in Delhi on Sunday amid speculations that he would join BJP ahead of the Jharkhand Assermbly Elections.

"I had three options in this. First, to retire from politics, second, to form my own separate organization and third, if I find a companion on this path, then to travel further with him. From that day till today, and till the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, all options are open for me in this journey...", Champai Soren added.

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Champai Soren had been made Chief Minister of Jharkhand when Hemant Soren has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for corruption. As soon as Hemant Soren was released from jail, he took back the CM seat, removing Champai Soren.

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Listing out the insults and humiliation meted out to him, Champai Soren narrated, “The day after Hul Diwas, I came to know that all my programs for the next two days have been postponed by the party leadership. One of these was a public program in Dumka, while the other was to distribute appointment letters to PGT teachers. On asking, I came to know that a meeting of the legislative party has been called by the coalition on July 3, till then you cannot attend any program as CM. Can there be anything more humiliating in a democracy than a Chief Minister's programs being cancelled by another person” Soren said.

Lamenting the missing active voice of JMM founder Shibu Soren, Champai Soren wrote, “The supremo who is senior to me is no longer active in politics due to health, then what option did I have? If he had been active, perhaps the situation would have been different.”

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“Although the Chief Minister has the right to call a meeting of the legislative party, I was not even told the agenda of the meeting. During the meeting, I was asked to resign. I was surprised, but I had no greed for power, so I immediately resigned, but my heart was emotional due to the blow to my self-respect.” Champai Soren wrote in Hindi.

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“This is my personal struggle, so I have no intention of involving any party member in it or causing any harm to the organization. We can never even think of harming the party which we have nurtured with our blood and sweat. But circumstances have been created such that...” Champai Soren said on Sunday.

Champai Soren left for Delhi on Sunday amid speculations of him likely to join the BJP. Soon after landing in Delhi, Soren told reporters that he hasn't met any BJP leader and he is in the national capital on a "personal" visit.

Some media reports had on Friday claimed that Soren could join the saffron party ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections.

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First Published:19 Aug 2024, 04:03 PM IST
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