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Shadow over Soren: On uncertainty over Jharkhand CM continuation

He should resign as CM and not continue in the hope of getting elected within six months

Uncertainty (अनिश्चितता) looms (अस्पष्ट देख पड़ना) large over Hemant Soren’s continuation as Jharkhand Chief Minister as he is likely to be disqualified (अयोग्य ठहराना) by the Governor as Member of the Legislative Assembly; the Governor has received the Election Commission of India’s opinion on the question. Technically speaking, Mr. Soren could remain in the post for up to six months without being an MLA. He could also get elected in the meantime. But that technicality apart, it is a huge loss of face for him and the parties that form the ruling coalition (गठबंधन) in Jharkhand, i.e., the JMM, the Congress, and the RJD. The case against him has its roots in a mining lease that he gave himself as a Minister for Mines in 2021. The BJP complained to the Governor on February 11, 2022, that this act was in violation of Section 9(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Governor referred the complaint to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for its opinion, as required by law, on March 28. On August 25, the ECI wrote to the Governor that Mr. Soren could be disqualified under Section 9(A). The awarding of a mining lease to himself was a brazen (Unashamed/ made of brass) act of self-service, misuse of office and breach (उल्लंघन करना) of people’s trust. One cannot also not take note of the innocence (बेगुनाही) of his thought that such a transparent act of corruption would go unnoticed or unpunished — reminiscent (याद दिलाने वाला, स्मरणकारी) of his father Shibu Soren going to a bank and depositing the cash he had received as bribe.

Mr. Soren’s agonies (पीड़ा) may not end with disqualification. Two PILs against him are pending in the Jharkhand High Court which seek a probe (परख करना) into the alleged allotment of mining lease for a stone quarry (खदान) in a 0.88-acre land parcel in the Angara Block of Ranchi and the alleged (आरोप लगाना) laundering (अवैध धन को वैध बनाना) of money via some shell companies said to be linked to his family members. On June 3, the High Court accepted the maintainability of the PILs, holding that they did not suffer from any anomaly (विसंगति). In separate pleas, the High Court’s decision was challenged by the Chief Minister and the State government in the Supreme Court, which on August 17 reserved its order in the matter and stayed the High Court proceedings. The BJP is waiting in the wings to upend the Jharkhand government, and has tasted blood. The arrest in July of three Jharkhand Congress MLAs in West Bengal with huge amounts of money they had allegedly received to defect was a smoking gun. Cornered by proceedings of disqualification as an MLA and potentially facing a corruption investigation, Mr. Soren will have diminished (घटाना) authority over the MLAs of the alliance. The honourable thing for him to do in this instance of disqualification would be to resign as Chief Minister. His absence from the central seat of power in the State will be a test for the alliance and its government.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Uncertainty (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - अनिश्चितता
English Meaning - Doubt, Changeableness

2.Looms (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - अस्पष्ट देख पड़ना
English Meaning - Appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

3.Disqualified (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - अयोग्य ठहराना
English Meaning - pronounce (someone) ineligible for an office, activity, or competition because of an offense or infringement.

4.Coalition (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - गठबंधन
English Meaning - A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

5.Breach (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - उल्लंघन करना
English Meaning - To break contrary to law or promise.

6.Innocence (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - बेगुनाही
English Meaning - the state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense.

7.Reminiscent (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - याद दिलाने वाला, स्मरणकारी
English Meaning - Tending to remind one of something.

8.Agony (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - पीड़ा
English Meaning - Suffering

9.Probe (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - परख करना
English Meaning - To search and explore thoroughly.

10.Allege (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - आरोप लगाना
English Meaning - To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court

11.Quarry (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - खदान
English Meaning - A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.

12.Laundering (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - अवैध धन को वैध बनाना
English Meaning - To conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally), typically by transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses.

13.Anomaly (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - विसंगति
English Meaning - A deviation from the common rules.

14.Diminish (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - घटाना
English Meaning - Make or become less.

15.Brazen (Adjective)

English Meaning - Unashamed/ made of brass.