Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Executive president cum Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that it is unfortunate for the country to have government at the Centre that does not believe in the values of democracy and Constitution. Addressing a huge gathering at Dhanbad on the occasion of JMM’s 41st Foundation Day of JMM, Soren flayed the BJP for playing divisive politics in the country.
“It is a misfortune for the country to have a (BJP) government at the Centre that do not believe in democracy and Constitution. They are making their own democracy and Constitution. They are making laws and trying to impose it on people with the power of bullets, lathis and protests. We have to give them a befitting reply through social means,” he said.
“The BJP must have understood the power of democracy now. They have this tradition of dividing Hindu-Muslims and make communities fight with each other.
The whole world admires our unity in diversity. The Constitution has given us rights, which need to the strengthened,” said the JMM executive president.
Soren said that the people of the State are forwarding step by step to save the Constitution.
“They have made ridiculous laws and rules. Now, companies across the nation are being sold including Railways, BSNL and LIC. Privatisation of the public sector firms will mean no reservation in jobs for people. But, we are ahead of them.
No reservation then no coal, no reservation then no iron, no reservation then not an inch of land to anyone,” he thundered.
Remembering Jharkhand Movement leaders, Soren greeted Dishom Guru Shibu Soren and other prominent leaders present on the occasion and said that the JMM has been fighting for the interest of the people of the land for over 50 years. “In last 50 years JMM has been fighting for the people of the State.
And, even after we got a separate State, in 19 years of Jharkhand’s history the dreams and aspirations of people remained unfulfilled. We got the State but not our rights. We were politically feeble and people who oppressed us for centuries continued manipulating us. Gradually, our political conscience woke up and we triumphed over BJP,” he said.
“This is your government. I am not the CM; every person of the State is CM. We are just a means to make the rights of people reach them. The former government has pushed the State back in every field. No one is happy.
Law and order situation is devastating. The treasury is empty. They have looted the State so much that even giving salaries has become a daunting task,” he said.
“All government schemes that are run in the State are funded by you. It is your right. Even DCs and SPs get salaries from the tax that you pay. We will ensure that the first right on State’s treasury will be of the people of State,” said the CM.
Soren said that GST has affected the State most. “The Centre has kept all the options with it and the State is cheated. We will fill the stomach of people of Jharkhand first then only others can get their pie,” he said.
The CM reiterated party’s poll promise on the occasion to provide employment to all and said that in the coming State Budget girl children on the State will get free education.
