Jharkhand: ‘Horse-trading allegation conspiracy to weaken Congress, its MLAs’ Ranchi News – Times of India

Ranchi: Congress’s National Secretary and Mahagam Legislator Deepika Pandey Singh has said that the police should focus on improving the law and order of the state so that the state can be saved Jharkhand The image of the government given the spate of killings, including those of judicial officers, instead of spending its resources investigating an alleged horse-trading dispute involving his party.
Speaking to TOI on Saturday, Singh said, “The alleged story of 11 Congress MLAs was true and the MLAs were in touch with the BJP, do you think the saffron camp would be waiting to topple the government? The whole conspiracy was aimed at defaming the Congress, its MLAs weakening the party within the alliance.
Notably, the police started investigating the matter after registering a case against Congress MLA from Bermo, Kumar Jayamangal. Kotwali The station accused unidentified persons of trying to destabilize Hemant Soren Government. At least two Congress MLAs – Irfan Ansari and Uma Shankar Akela – were accused of meeting BJP leaders in Delhi after investigation and arresting three people on 23 July. The JMM accused the BJP of trying to topple the government, police investigation as well as selective leaks of the probe cast doubts on the Congress. and its legislators.
Admitting that even insiders were trying to weaken the party, the Mahagama MLA said, “There are some elements within and outside the party who are trying to weaken the Congress and the coalition government. But the government should not worry about its stability and focus on ways and means to fulfill the promises made to the voters. If people are with us then BJP’s efforts will be in vain and we will complete our full term.
Singh, who has been raising his voice against the police and the government for a long time, said as an MLA it is his responsibility to take up the problems of the people. He argued, “If we question any policy or police action, it is in public interest. Maintaining law and order is the need of the hour for the police. The recent is that a judge has been mysteriously murdered in Dhanbad last week. A lawyer was also killed in Ranchi. These are issues that need attention.”
The MLA further said that as far as the alleged horse-trading controversy is concerned, it is an issue which Congress should investigate from within. “If the JMM can investigate its MLAs on the party’s platform, why does the police need to investigate Congress MLAs?” He said that some people with vested interests have given a horse-trading angle to the whole matter.

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