Before polls,a different tune

In the run-up to the Jharkhand Assembly elections,the BJP brass had wanted JMM leaders presumably,including its chief Shibu Soren in jail for being at the forefront,along with Madhu Koda,for looting the state of Jharkhand. The BJP leaders had also alleged that the CBI had compromised its independence while dealing with the cases of Soren,and accused him of promoting dynasty in the tribal state. Sample this:

amp;149; On November 29,addressing a series of rallies across the state,then BJP president Rajnath Singh said most of the top JMM,Congress,RJD leaders would go to jail if an independent inquiry was conducted to know who profited during the rule of Madhu Koda-led UPA government.

amp;149; Other central leaders repeated this in their campaigns. In election rallies he addressed with JDU leader Sharad Yadav,L K Advani said that non-BJP parties were to blame for the corruption in the state. Yadav had specifically named the JMM and Congress. Dariwala Guruji Soren is fondly addressed as Guruji,lantern-wala Laluji and panja-wala Congress patronised Koda and set him free like a sandh ox to graze the entire state, he said.

amp;149; Early this year,BJP leader Arun Jaitley had named Soren,besides Satish Sharma,Lalu Prasad and others,while arguing that the CBIs conduct was dictated by political convenience.