RANCHI: The controversy surrounding chief minister Hemant Soren’s comments against Bhojpuri and Magi languages during an interview to a national newspaper refuses to die down with a legislator from the ruling alliance, Congress, indirectly criticising him, on Wednesday.
Ministers and senior leader’s in Soren cabinet and party, JMM, however, defended his statement.
On Wednesday, Congress MLA Purnima Niraj Singh from Jharia tweeted, “This country is made of different languages. They didn’t divide the country (boliyon aur bhashaon se desh bana hai. Bata nahi. #Just saying)”.
However, JMM’s MLA from Garhwa and also a minister, Mithilesh Thakur, defended Soren’s comments, saying the chief minister was speaking on a different context.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday night at the Project Building, Thakur said, “I didn’t find anything wrong in the CM’s statement as he didn’t specifically say anything bad about anyone or any language.
Thakur, added, “Whatever he referred was about the statehood movement. He is in fact always concerned about taking everyone along in this state.”
JMM’s MLA from Jama nd Soren’s sister-in-law, Sita Soren on Wednesday tweeted in favour of local languages.
