Kalpana Soren, spouse of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, will contest the by-poll from the Gandey meeting seat. Accompanied by Chief Minister Champai Soren, brother-in-law Basant Soren, Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur, and ministers Alamgir Alam and Satyanand Bhokta, Kalpana Soren (48) at present filed her nomination as the JMM candidate for the Gandey meeting bypoll.
Significantly, the by-election for the Gandey constituency, which felt vacant following the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad, is scheduled for May 20, coinciding with the parliamentary elections within the state.
Jharkhand is not going to bow down; INDIA is not going to cease: Kalpana Soren
Meanwhile, quickly after submitting her nomination, Kalpana Soren addressed a public assembly in Giridh. Speaking on the event, she launched a scathing assault on the BJP over the arrest of Hemant Soren. She stated, “The dictatorial forces have imprisoned Hemant ji within four walls, but how will they be able to imprison his thoughts? Hemant ji lives in the hearts of the people of the country and Jharkhand. How will the dictatorial forces be able to remove Hemant ji from the hearts of the people?”
“We must work for each part of the Gandey meeting – tribals and natives, ladies, youths, farmers, kids, and the aged. I request all of you to assist me take Gandey on the trail of progress,” she added.
Further, calling for the assist of the folks for JMM in the course of the speech, Soren stated, “The polling is on May 20 and you have to vote for the JMM symbol to give me strength, because I can strengthen you when I am strong. Not just Hemant Soren’s, this dream is of the entire Jharkhand who have seen the dream of the state moving forward.”
It is pertinent to notice that the ruling alliance, led by JMM, has 47 MLAs within the 81-member meeting. The BJP has 26 MLAs and the AJSU Party has three. Additionally, the NCP and CPI (ML) have one lawmaker every, alongside two Independents and a nominated member. Within the ruling alliance, the JMM has 29 MLAs, the Congress has 17, and the RJD has one legislator.
