Unhappy with the Congress decision to again give ministerial berths to Alamgir Alam, Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta and Badal Patralekh, the legislators went into a huddle at a Ranchi hotel earlier in the day, where JMM s new minister Basant Soren, the youngest son of party supremo Shibu Soren, reached to persuade them to change their decision.
Partial effect in Kolhan division Jamshedpur: The Bharat bandh, called by the Samyuktha Kisan Morcha, in the three districts of the Kolhan division evoked moderate response on Friday. The bandh was called to press the central govt to accept farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
State witnessed high political drama on Friday as the Champai Soren government on Friday carried out its first cabinet expansion with induction of eight ministers, amidst last minute dropping of the name of Latehar MLA Baidyanath Ram—the ninth probable ministerial candidate.
Earlier, hours