Jharkhand belongs to tribals, they will rule it: CM Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday asserted that tribals will rule the state as it belonged to themSoren also the JMM executive president also slammed the BJP claiming that no Hindu is in danger in the state but the opposition party is only trying to create conflict with its HinduMuslim narrativesldquoWe fought for a separate Jharkhand state and we will fight to secure our rights as well Tribals will rule here as Jharkhand belonged to tribalsrdquo he said while addressing a public meeting at Chotanagra in West Singhbhum districtAccording to the 2011 Census Jharkhand has a total population of 32988134 Of them 2621 per cent 8645042 are tribals Except for Raghubar Das all chief ministers of the state which was created in 2000 belonged to tribal communitiesSoren said that his government has functioned well with the support of the people and will continue to do so in the futureldquoThe BJP in connivance with CBI and ED have been intimidating me and even sent me to jail on false charges But I am the son of the soil of Jharkhand I am neither afraid nor ever bow downrdquo the chief minister claimedThe Enforcement Directorate had arrested Soren on January 31 in a money laundering case linked to a land scam He was released from jail after the high court granted him bailAlleging that the saffron party has threatened and intimidated his ministers and MLAs and applied all tricks to topple his government the JMM leader claimed that the time is not far when BJP will not find a single person to carry its flagTaking a dig at the visit of BJP central leaders and chief ministers in Jharkhand for campaigning Soren claimed none have gone to Maharashtra where also an election will be heldldquoWe are alone against many such leaders of this corporatecontrolled central government But we are not afraidrdquo he addedThe opposition did not want to see indigenous people prosper he allegedElections to the 81member Jharkhand Assembly are scheduled on November 13 and November 20 while votes will be counted on November 23This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever