JMM legislator Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, with BJP leaders Vinod Tawde and Laxmikant Bajpai as she joins the party. Pics/PTI
She joined the BJP in New Delhi in the presence of its national general secretary Vinod Tawde and Jharkhand poll in-charge Laxmikant Bajpai
Sita Soren tendered her resignation from the JMM, claiming that she was being neglected and isolated
Earlier, a rift in the Soren family had surfaced after she had openly opposed any move to make Kalpana Soren, wife of Hemant Soren, who is behind bars in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam, as chief minister
In her resignation letter addressed to JMM supremo and her father-in-law, Shibu Soren, Sita Soren stated that following the demise of her husband, the party failed to provide adequate support to her and her family
The Jama legislator also indicated a deviation from the party's core values by accommodating people whose principles do not align with its ethos
"Since the demise of my late husband Durga Soren, who was a leading warrior of the Jharkhand movement and a great revolutionary, me and my family have been victims of continuous neglect. We have been isolated by the party and family members, which has been extremely painful for me. I had hoped that the situation would improve with time, but unfortunately, it didn't happen," Sita Soren said
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