Ranchi. Shortly after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement of implementing Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday hit back saying that neither UCC nor National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been implemented in the state. Will go. Soren stressed that Jharkhand will follow only the Chhotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) and Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Acts to protect tribal culture, land and rights.
At a rally in Garhwa, Soren said, ‘Neither Uniform Civil Code nor NRC will be implemented here. Jharkhand will fully comply with the Chhotanagpur Tenancy and Santhal Pargana Tenancy Acts. These people (BJP leaders) are spewing venom and they do not care about tribals, natives, Dalits or backward communities.
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Earlier, while releasing the BJP manifesto, Shah said, ‘Our government will implement Uniform Civil Code in Jharkhand, but tribals will be kept out of its purview. Hemant Soren and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government are falsely propagating that the Uniform Civil Code will affect tribal rights, culture and related laws.
Shah stressed that even though the Uniform Civil Code will be implemented, it will be ensured that the rights of tribals are not affected. Soren also launched a scathing attack on Shah’s comment that the JMM-led alliance was promoting Naxalism. He said that elections being held in two phases is proof that Naxalism has been curbed, whereas earlier elections were held in five phases.
Soren compared BJP to a drying tree and expressed his resolve to uproot it. He alleged that the BJP aims to displace local residents for mineral wealth. Soren accused the BJP of weakening his government and said, ‘The Center has still not paid coal dues of Rs 1.36 lakh crore to the state for mining by coal companies.’
Questioning the Centre’s stand on infiltration from Bangladesh, Soren asked why former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was allowed to visit India, even though the government had expressed concerns about security. He said, ‘Under which internal agreement was this approved? Border security is the responsibility of the Government of India.
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Soren defended his government’s welfare initiatives, especially the Maiya Samman scheme, saying the scheme was designed to provide assistance to members of all communities, irrespective of their religion. Voting for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20. Counting of votes will be done on November 23.
