DUMKA (Jharkhand) : Sita Soren, who is contesting from the Dumka Parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha elections for Jharkhand as a BJP candidate, claimed that the people of the state were standing with her and that the future is dark for the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Sita Soren is the wife of Hemant Soren’s late elder brother, Durga Soren, who died in 2009.
BJP leader Sita Soren told ANI, “The people of Jharkhand were already standing behind me with the dreams of Durga Soren. Even now, I have assurance that the people where we are standing are also with us.”
She also reflected on the current political situation in Jharkhand after the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
“Many workers are also calling me, saying that they are with me because they too do not see any hope in JMM; the future there is dark for the party, ” she said.
Sita Soren on Friday demanded a high-level probe into the death of her husband.
“I demand an inquiry into Durga Soren’s death. His death happened under suspicious circumstances. I raised this issue many times while I was at JMM but our demands were ignored there. We are demanding an inquiry into his death,” Soren told reporters.
Soren, who joined the BJP on March 19, was declared the party’s candidate from Dumka in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on March 24.
After resigning from the membership of JMM, Sita Soren tendered her resignation from the membership of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. She was the general secretary of the JMM.
In the Lok Sabha election 2019, the BJP won 11 seats with a 51.9 per cent vote share, while Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and ASJU won one seat each.
The voting process in Jharkhand will unfold in four phases, from May 13 to June 1.
The elections for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held from April 19 to June 1, with the counting of votes scheduled for June 4. (ANI)