Soren, Laloo vow to pull down NDA govt, install secular govt.

Alleging that the NDA had humiliated the tribals of the state by denying him chief ministership, he said “Days of the NDA government are numbered and I have not given up hope of becoming chief minister to fulfil long-cherished aspirations of the people.”

Soren said that he would continue efforts to dislodge Marandi’s government with the help of other like-minded secular parties. He also announced that he would be organising a rally shortly to protest against the Governor’s action of inviting Marandi to form the government.

In his speech, Yadav urged the people to put up a united fight to topple the NDA Government “if you want the Jharkhand of your dreams to turn into a reality.” He alleged that the NDA Government was a step towards “mafia rule” in the state and urged people to work for its elimination.

The response of the people present at the meeting was lukewarm. “Chor-chor mausere bhai” (thief-thief are cousin brothers) was the instant comment of astudent, Sudarshan Kumar at the Chowk.

“The NDA doesn’t have majority in the new Assembly and we are sure that the Government will not survive the trust vote,” Yadav later said before leaving for Patna. Governor Prabhat Kumar has asked Marandi to prove his majority on the floor of the house by December 1.

Soren, while staking his claim to form a government, had submitted a list of 36 MLAs, JMM-12, RJD-9, Congress-11, CPI-2, CPI-ML(L)-one and the Marxist Coordination Committee-one, to Governor Prabhat Kumar. He also claimedsupport of nine more MLAs in the 81-member house.

Marandi submitted a list of 44 MLAs, BJP-32, Samata-5, JD(U)-3, Independent-3, Nominated-one. After verifying claims of the two sides, Kumar invited Marandi to form the government.

“We have defeated the communal government led by Nitish Kumar in undivided Bihar and we are capable to force the exit of Marandi ministry,” Yadav said. Even MLAs of Samata and JD(U) are in touch with us and if required we will seek their help to defeat NDA, he said.

Yadav said the RJD, Congress, JMM-S and Left parties would also launch an agitation to protest against the “unconstitutional and biased” decision of the Governor to invite Maranadi to form a government.

“We are still a force to reckon with and we will see to it that a secular government comes to power in the new state,” he said.

Work on Birsa complex to start by mid-December: Marandi

Ranchi, NOV 15 : Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi today announced that work on the long-pending Birsa memorial complex at the martyr’s birth place at Ulihatu will commence by December 15.

Addressing a large gathering at Ulihatu where he paid floral tributes to the martyr on his birth anniversary today, he said Rs. 3.5 crore, sanctioned by the Centre for the project, was still lying with the Bihar Government.

Efforts would be initiated by his government to recover the money for implementation of the long-awaited project, he said.

— PTI