Adivasi Sengel Abhiyan, national president Salkhan Murmu has written a letter to Governor Droupadi Murmu highlighting the constitutional provisions necessitated for constitution of council of ministry. Murmu, the former Member of Parliament said that as per Article 163 of Constitution, State Government is run in the name of Governor and Chief Minister who is head of the Council of Ministers. Murmu in his letter has highlighted the various provisions necessitated for constitution of council of ministry after the election.

Murmu said it has been nearly a month since the election results were announced but is depressing that even after passing of more than one month that the Chief Minister is yet to form his cabinet. Murmu claimed that recently Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren had talked about implementation of domicile policy based on 1932 Khatiyan and also reserving Class III and IV posts for local people having 1932 land documents.      

Murmu said, “Unless and until there is government formation with full cabinet taking shape Shibu Soren’s vision of implementation of domicile on basis of 1932 Khatiyan is not successful.” The former MP said that there has been mixed reactions from different political parties on implementation of 1932 Khatiyan. While Chief Minister Hemant Soren had not said anything on the issue, former chief minister Babulal Marandi had asked to implement domicile based on 1932 Khatiyan. However, Jamshedpur East MLA Saryu Roy had protested the implementation of domicile on the basis of 1932 Khatiyan and equated this with British Government.

Murmu claimed that some people are saying that main reason behind delay in expansion of cabinet is Shibu Soren remark on implementation of domicile based on 1932 Khatiyan, but the main delay is there is pressure tactics from both the alliance partners for cream portfolios.