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  • State BJP charges Hemant govt ‘zero’ on scale of 10

    MPs and MLAs of the Opposition BJP and its allies boycotted the federal government’s official operate in Ranchi, and those who had been held within the districts, to mark its first yr in workplace on Tuesday, releasing a report back to record the alleged “failures” of the Hemant Soren-led coalition.

    In a 28-page report card on the Hemant Soren authorities’s one yr in workplace, the BJP gave it “zero out of 10” at the same time as chief minister Hemant Soren presided over a mammoth gathering at Morabadi Ground and introduced a sequence of latest initiatives to mark the day.

    Talking to reporters at its get together workplace, state BJP president Deepak Prakash and BJP chief of the legislature get together Babulal Marandi stated: “On the scale of 10, we give a big zero to this government on the basis of its work in one year.”

    The saffron camp accused the federal government of duping farmers within the title of paddy procurement and blocking the Centre’s coal block auctions which precipitated losses to the state exchequer. It additionally criticised the federal government for failing to offer jobs or employment allowances as promised throughout final yr’s Assembly elections.

    Marandi reiterated how Naxalite actions and crimes had been happening unabated ever for the reason that Hemant authorities took cost. “Crime towards ladies is the most important achievement of this authorities. Over 1,500 females together with minors had been subjected to completely different types of crime. Development works got here to a standstill whereas corruption on the floor stage has peaked,” he alleged.

    Prakash stated, “While the government is always crying about a funds crunch, it feels no shame in splurging on lavish celebrations. This exposes the government’s lies. The money should have been spent on the welfare of the poor, many of whom are out of jobs due to the pandemic related crisis.”  

    AJSU-P, a constituent of the NDA in Jharkhand, additionally attacked the Hemant authorities and accused it of non-performance, It noticed the day as “vishwasghat diwas” throughout the state. In a press release, AJSU-P chief and Silli MLA Sudesh Mahto stated, “the government betrayed youths, farmers and women. All that it did in one year was to blame others and Covid-19.” 

  • Hemant defending the corrupt, says Marandi

    Former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, on a 4 day journey of the district, reached Dhanbad immediately and charged the Hemant Soren authorities of the state of abetting corruption in Jharkhand.

    “More than 100 trucks of sand are being illegally lifted from Mayurakshi river in Dumka daily. It is being smuggled to Bihar,” charged Marandi. He accused Jharkhand Mukti Morcha staff of participating in unlawful sand smuggling below the safety of the chief minister.

    “Who can be held responsible for the sand smuggling when all the departments concerned with checking the sand smuggling like the mining department, police, and land reforms department are lying with the Chief Minister himself ?,” questioned Marandi whereas speaking to the media at Circuit home in Dhanbad.

    Citing examples of land scams that passed off in Deoghar and Dhanbad, he alleged that corruption was on the rise below the current authorities.

    When requested in regards to the delay within the native physique election in Jharkhand, Marandi charged, “The government is trying to concentrate all powers in his hands by somehow delaying the local body elections.”

    Speaking about his celebration’s stand he added, “We are raising awareness among the masses about the present state government’s attempt to usurping the powers of the local level people’s representative. We will be carrying out an agitation in this regard.”

    When requested in regards to the Thali Bajao programme organized by varied organizations in help of Congress he mentioned that the grand previous celebration is unnerved by the host of steps taken by the Central Government be it the abolition of article 370 or paving the way in which for the development of Ram temple in Ayodhya or bringing within the Citizenship Amendment Act.

    When requested in regards to the defeat of BJP within the not too long ago concluded bypoll elections for 2 seats, he mentioned, “We had almost won. They won by a narrow margin.”

  • Spend more towards state’s development, Hemant tells banks

    Chief minister Hemant Soren has urged banks operating out of Jharkhand to be more forthcoming in providing fiscal assistance to people in the post-lockdown era to help revive ailing sectors of the economy.

    Speaking at a seminar on state credit organised by NABARD here on Thursday, Hemant suggested that the banking sector plough back a major part of profits earned from the state into its development.

    Citing an example of poor financial assistance to farmers, he said, “In the 2020-21 fiscal year, I have learnt that Rs 2,033 crore was given to around 65,000 farmers in the form of loans. There is immense scope for improvement in this sector. In neighbouring Bengal, banks have dished out around Rs 7,000 crore in loans. Geographically, both Jharkhand and Bengal are almost similar, and have identical challenges in terms of agriculture. But credit linkages there are better vis-à-vis ours.”

    Hemant said that considering the global pandemic that has derailed every sector and halted growth, both banks and respective governments would have to come on board with a common agenda of creating sustainable development.

    “I believe all major banks who earn profits from this state should now spend a major portion of their earnings towards development here. Just giving a day’s square meal (ration) to the poor isn’t enough. We have to help people grow so that they can stand on their own, create opportunities for others and not just remain dependent on welfare schemes,” he said.

    NABARD also presented its state focus paper for 2021-22 in which it has assessed a credit flow potential to the tune of Rs 28,643.64 crore under different priority sectors to enhance farm income. Some of the priority sectors identified for the coming fiscal included agriculture, MSME, education, housing, social infrastructure, renewable energy, among others.

    A.K. Padhi, chief general manager, NABARD-Jharkhand, said that the focus for 2021-22 should be on collectivisation of agricultural produce for enhancing farmers’ income.

  • Hemant wants SC/ST reservation in liquor trade

    Chief minister Hemant Soren directed the department of excise and prohibition to keep a certain percentage of liquor shops reserved for SC/ST businessmen interested in running wine shops in Jharkhand.

    Hemant, who was chairing a review meeting, asked officials to make necessary amendments in laws related to issuing of liquor licences in order to provide members of the ST/SC community an opportunity to run liquor shops and facilitate the process by providing reservations.

    “The department should provide liquor trade licences to those members of the ST/SC community who are interested in running such businesses. Necessary amendments in rules should also be made to incorporate reservation for the ST/SC community,” the chief minister said.

    Sources from the chief minister’s office (CMO) said the decision was taken in a bid to encourage members of ST/SC communities to run liquor businesses and prosper, given that the liquor trade is among the most lucrative business ventures in the country.

    Jharkhand, however, will not be the first state to provide a quota for the SC/ST community in liquor shops. The Karnataka government had come up with the idea of providing reservations to SC/ST businessmen in getting liquor trade licences in 2014. Besides, Jammu & Kashmir has also provided reservation to members of the SC/ST community of the state to get liquor licences.

    During Thursday’s meeting, excise secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey informed Hemant that sale of liquor till November 2020 this year had generated a revenue of Rs 1,025 crore. The Covid-19-induced nationwide lockdown was responsible for major revenue loss this year as liquor shops remained closed from March 22 to May 19, he said.

    To facilitate the sale of liquor made with Mahua, the department is planning to launch special shops on the lines of Odisha in a bid to provide an opportunity to Mahua traders, Choubey said. These stores will only sell country liquor manufactured and bottled in Jharkhand.

  • Jharkhand assembly passes resolution on Sarna Code

    The Jharkhand assembly has unanimously passed a resolution seeking the inclusion of Sarna as a separate religion in census, 2021. Chief minister Hemant Soren said the resolution, passed during a special one-day assembly session on Wednesday, will now be sent to the centre for approval.

    The opposition parties gave a proposal demanding a discussion on the resolution, which speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato accepted. BJP legislators proposed an amendment to the resolution seeking removal of the oblique from ‘tribal/Sarna’ word in it.

    Soren said his government is sensitive to people’s sentiments and accepted the amendment, after which all the parties supported the resolution.