Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP national secretary Arjun Munda on Wednesday alleged that the imposition of President’s Rule in his state was an attempt by the Congress to perpetrate its “proxy rule” there.
Mr Munda, who was here to participate in a day-long seminar on development tribals, told reporters after the seminar that the Congress had earlier installed an independent person in Jharkhand as CM to indirectly rule the state and now it had recommended for President’s Rule only to see that its agenda was executed. He ruled out that the BJP’s failed arrangement with the JMM on power sharing was a blunder.
“In politics, many equations and permutations take place according to the time of and situation. I don’t think the BJP was wrong in talking to JMM on power sharing,” he said.
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Governor to meet PC on Prez Rule
age correspondent
New Delhi
June 2: Jharkhand governor M.O.H. Farook is expected to meet home minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday following the imposition of President’s Rule in the state. The governor’s agenda is expected to be set during the meeting, sources said.
Meanwhile, the government is likely to appoint atleast two advisors to the governor. “The home minister is expected to discuss the situation in the state and advice the governor appropriately,” sources said.
The Naxal situation in the state and the state government’s participation in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in Jharkhand is likely to figure during the meeting.