Jharkhand on Monday was placed under President’s rule and its Assembly suspended after the union cabinet at a meeting on Monday morning prescribed central rule in the state but stopped short of ordering the dissolution of the state Assembly. Opposition parties say the decision would encourage ‘horse trading’ in the state.
“If any party has adequate numbers, a government can still be formed in Jharkhand. We opted for President's rule as there was no consensus among UPA allies on forming an alternative government right now,” RJD supremo Lalu Prasad told reporters in the evening.
Asked whether JMM, which has the maximum number of MLAs among the UPA, should have been given the chance of forming the government, he said: “nobody can form a government with just 17 MLAs. We made Soren chief minister twice. The situation is, however, not the same now.”
Blaming Soren for the crisis, former deputy chief minister and independent legislator Stephen Marandi said: “Soren's blind love for family and lack of political vision has pushed the State back many years. Soren created the political crisis after losing the by-election”.
JMM, however, refused to be pinned with the responsibility for President's rule. “As directed by the central leaders, we chose our party leader. The other partners of UPA failed to put their seal on the name. Shibu Soren cannot be blamed for the present crisis,” said a senior JMM functionary.
“If any party has adequate numbers, a government can still be formed in Jharkhand. We opted for President's rule as there was no consensus among UPA allies on forming an alternative government right now,” RJD supremo Lalu Prasad told reporters in the evening.
Asked whether JMM, which has the maximum number of MLAs among the UPA, should have been given the chance of forming the government, he said: “nobody can form a government with just 17 MLAs. We made Soren chief minister twice. The situation is, however, not the same now.”
Blaming Soren for the crisis, former deputy chief minister and independent legislator Stephen Marandi said: “Soren's blind love for family and lack of political vision has pushed the State back many years. Soren created the political crisis after losing the by-election”.
JMM, however, refused to be pinned with the responsibility for President's rule. “As directed by the central leaders, we chose our party leader. The other partners of UPA failed to put their seal on the name. Shibu Soren cannot be blamed for the present crisis,” said a senior JMM functionary.
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