Ranchi: In response to Champai Soren’s letter, Health and Food Supply Minister Banna Gupta has also penned a letter. Here is letter for reference:
When the history of Jharkhand is written, Champai Soren’s name will be recorded as a Vibhishan. Despite receiving everything from his party and the soil, he betrayed them and, sacrificing his own self-respect, worked to destabilize the government. However, now that the truth has come out, he is posting about it on social media. In reality, he is regretting his actions and hiding his face. Respected Guruji recognized and honored a simple person from Jamshedpur. He was given respect and support, and was offered a position of authority in the party. Whenever the JMM government was formed, he was made a minister. He was given a parliamentary ticket and every decision was respected. In return, Champai Dada tried to drag the state into opportunism and chaos.
When Hemant Soren was about to go to jail, he proposed making Champai Soren the Chief Minister to all the legislators of the ruling party, and we all accepted Hemant’s proposal. When it was a matter of making himself Chief Minister, Champai Dada had no issues with the decision; it didn’t seem like a breach of protocol or dictatorship to him. When Hemant was coming out of jail, Champai Soren was preoccupied with a cabinet meeting. Champai Dada was busy making unilateral decisions. At that time, even Congress and JMM cabinet colleagues raised issues in the cabinet meetings. He was interfering in every department and making decisions himself. He didn’t perceive this as dictatorship in leadership then.
Banna Gupta alleged that while the party and coalition were facing tough times, Champai Soren was cozying up with BJP leaders. When our leader was in jail, Champai Soren published photos of himself with the central government’s law-changing schemes on the front pages of every newspaper, claiming to uphold coalition dharma. This was contrary to the opposition stance of the INDIA coalition. Instead, Champai Dada was busy enhancing his PR with the BJP and pleasing its leadership.
Champai Dada, the 2019 election was fought not on your face but on Hemant Babu’s face, and the mandate was for Hemant Babu and Guruji. But you began to consider the position granted on compassionate grounds as your right. The truth is that you are greedy for power. Whenever the JMM-led government was formed, you demanded the position of a minister. You got it. You also demanded a parliamentary ticket and received it. You were given high respect in the party, but you could not digest the respect.