12 members met Gulam Ahmed Mir, AICC Incharge of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee on 15 Feb 2024. The 12 Congress MLAs collectively demanded the new cabinet minister which was yet to be appointed at that time should not contain old cabinet ministers. Rather new and young faces should be given a chance as cabinet minister in Jharkhand.
Further on 16 Feb 2024, during the oath-taking ceremony of new cabinet-appointed ministers, these 12 congress MLAs were locked themselves in Room No 107 of the circuit house in Ranchi. The action showed their unhappiness towards the formation of new cabinet ministers since their demand was not taken into consideration and the same old faces were appointed as the cabinet minister in Champai Soren’s Government.
Taking the situation under control Gulam Ahmed Mir and Alamgir Alam visited the Room in Circuit House to compromise the matter and make the opposing Congress MLAs join the Oath-taking ceremony in the governor’s house, Ranchi.
Irfan Ansari flies to Delhi
Irfan Ansari, Jamtara MLA from Indian National Congress called the press during the late evening of 16 Feb 2024 stating that he will be travelling to Delhi. Today on 17 Feb 2024, Irfan Ansari released a statement to the media expressing his unhappiness with the appointed cabinet ministers in Jharkhand.
He said “We came to the Chairman (of PCC, Rajesh Thakur) today. We are 12 MLAs. A report was submitted to the high command that the (sitting) four ministers were not working properly. The (party) workers are not happy with us and until our demands are fulfilled, we will stay together.”
Appointed Cabinet Ministers are inefficient in performing their work
The 12 Congress MLAs who are against the newly appointed cabinet ministers in Jharkhand claimed that they have been cheated.
4 MLAs who are made the cabinet minister in Champai Soren’s government are not able to perform their work efficiently. During their past tenures, the 12 MLAs have complained to the Congress Committee that these 4 MLAs did not respond to their phone calls and they were not efficient in working for the people of Jharkhand. Shockingly it was also mentioned that PA of cabinet ministers used to block their calls in the past.
MLAs might travel to Bangalore or Jaipur
According to a recent report by Kashish News, the protesting Congress MLAs might travel to Jaipur or Bangalore. Further, the MLAs have stated that if the corrective action is not taken soon then they might not even attend the State Assembly Sessions in order to protest against the newly appointed cabinet ministers in Jharkhand.
4 congress appointed cabinet ministers
In the recently formed Jharkhand Cabinet, 4 MLAs are from Congress party. 12 protesting congress MLAs have shown their remark over these 4 MLAs in Jharkhand.
Also Read: List of newly appointed Jharkhand Cabinet Ministers
The names of the congress MLAs appointed under Jharkhand cabinet ministers are Alamgir Alam, Dr Rameshwar Oraon, Badal Patralekh and Banna Gupta.
Will MLAs revolt in Jharkhand? Will JMM + Congress alliance sustain in Jharkhand?
The Jharkhand political chaos has not even ended recently in Jharkhand and yet another phase of chaos has again started in Jharkhand. After Hemant Soren’s arrest by the ED and Champai Soren becoming the new chief minister of Jharkhand, the political stability seemed to be controlled in Jharkhand.
However, the delay in the formation of Cabinet Ministers again started creating an atmosphere of political tension in Jharkhand. The Lok Sabha election is going to start on 16 April 2024, and the Jharkhand State Election is also nearing which is going to be conducted during the November-Dec month of 2024. The political chaos in Jharkhand has not yet ended.
12 congress MLAs protesting and unhappy against the newly formed cabinet ministers in Jharkhand is raising questions about whether the double engine government that is the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress alliance will be able to sustain itself in Jharkhand.
Or will this political instability be a positive sign for the BJP government in the upcoming elections in the state? We are yet to experience.