Champai Soren resigns from JMM, says- I am joining BJP to save the identity of tribals

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership and all posts of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He will join the BJP on August 30. In a letter addressed to JMM supremo Shibu Soren, Champai Soren wrote that he was forced to leave the Hemant Soren-led party because it has lost its direction.

Champai Soren said, ‘JMM was like a family to me and I never even dreamed that I would leave the party. But some things happened in the last few days, which saddened me a lot and forced me to take this difficult step. I will continue to fight for the issues of tribals, Dalits, backward and common people of Jharkhand.’ Earlier, Champai Soren announced on August 27 that he was joining the BJP to save the identity of the tribals in the Santhal Pargana region. He said that no other political party except the BJP is serious on this issue, because they only care about votes.

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According to sources close to the senior tribal leader, he wrote a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly informing him about his resignation from the membership of the Assembly. He has also resigned from the post of minister and this information has been sent to Chief Minister Hemant Soren through another letter. Champai Soren wrote in the letter that Bangladeshi infiltration has become a big problem in Santhal Pargana, the sacred land of Baba Tilka Manjhi and Sido-Kanhu. The reality is that these infiltrators are occupying the lands of the descendants of those heroes who never accepted slavery of the foreign British in the fight for water, forest and land.

Champai Soren said, ‘Due to Bangladeshi infiltrators, the honor of our mothers, sisters and daughters who consider brave women like Phool-Jhano as their ideals is in danger. Only BJP seems to be serious on this issue and the rest of the parties are ignoring it for the sake of votes. Therefore, in this struggle to save the identity and existence of the tribals, I have decided to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, expressing faith in the leadership of PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.’ Let us tell you that 67-year-old Champai Soren became the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31 this year in the land scam case.

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After Hemant Soren got bail from the Jharkhand High Court, Champai Soren resigned from the post of Chief Minister on 3 July. Earlier on August 18, he had posted from his X handle and talked about separating from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Champai Soren had alleged that he was insulted in the legislature party meeting in the presence of Hemant Soren. He had said that while he was the Chief Minister, all his programs were canceled and it was said that a meeting of the legislature party has been called by the India Alliance on July 3, till then he cannot attend any program as CM. After this, he felt that he has no importance in the party.