JMM has become party belonging to husband and wife: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 1 (ANI): Reacting to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren joining the BJP, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he has joined the BJP to save Jharkhand and alleged that JMM has become a party belonging to husband and wife.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “Champai Soren is the tiger of Jharkhand. He played an important role in the progress of JMM and formation of separate Jharkhand. The public respects him. He has joined the BJP to save Jharkhand. Jharkhand is getting ruined due to infiltration from foreign land. He is worried about the corruption in the state. He was humiliated in JMM. JMM bas pati-patni ki party ban kar reh gayi hai (JMM has become party belonging to husband and wife).”

He further asserted that the BJP would form government in the state.

Earlier, former Jharkhand Chief Minister and senior leader Champai Soren vowed to stop infiltration from Bangladesh into the state after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday.

He also promised to work towards the development of Jharkhand as he expressed his faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

“I will work for the development of Jharkhand and we will stop infiltration from Bangladesh. Tribal villages are vanishing due to Bangladeshi infiltration. Tribal existence is endangering in Jharkhand. To save tribals, we have to remain with BJP,” Champai Soren said following the joining.

Champai Soren joined the BJP at an event in Ranchi on August 30 which was attended by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi among other state BJP leaders.

Soren resigned from all positions and the primary membership of JMM on August 28. He became the chief minister of Jharkhand on February 2, shortly after Hemant Soren resigned as the CM before being arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case. In less than two months, Soren had to step down to allow the return of Hemant Soren to the chair following the latter’s bail in the case.

The development comes as the state is set to witness an election to the 81-member legislative assembly later this year as the current government’s tenure ends in 2024. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to announce the dates.