Kolkata. Condemning the arrest of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the people of Jharkhand will give a “befitting reply” to it.
Banerjee said Soren is a close friend of hers and expressed her commitment to stand firmly by his side. “I strongly condemn the arrest of Hemant Soren, a strong tribal leader,” she said in a post on X. Bha
There is a conspiracy to weaken a popularly elected government through retaliatory action by central agencies supported by the Rashtriya Janata Party (BJP).
“He is a close friend of mine and I stand firmly with him to protect democracy in these difficult times,” she said. The people of Jharkhand will give a befitting reply to this.” After resigning from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in a money laundering case.
