Congress Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Kalpana meets Hemant in jail

Ranchi, June 25: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail at Hotwar in Ranchi, was met by his wife Kalpana Soren and state Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Tuesday.

It is believed that during this time the strategy for the assembly elections in Jharkhand and cabinet expansion were discussed.

It is said that ministers will soon be appointed to two vacant berths in the cabinet of Champai Soren government.

Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir said that in the meeting with Hemant Soren, many issues were discussed in detail. When asked about the cabinet expansion in the state, he said that chief minister Champai Soren can take steps in this regard soon.

He said that our alliance has started preparing for the assembly elections. On this subject, top Congress leaders have discussed with the prominent leaders of the state unit in Delhi on Monday.

If sources are to be believed, apart from newly elected MLA of Gandey assembly constituency Kalpana Soren, one MLA from the Congress quota can be given a place in the cabinet.

The discussion of cabinet expansion is going on since Alamgir Alam, who was a minister from the Congress quota in the government, went to jail and resigned from the post of minister.

Among the MLAs from the Congress quota whose names have emerged as contenders for the post of minister in his place, Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari and Mahagama MLA Deepika Pandey Singh are prominent. The expansion of the cabinet is considered certain before the monsoon session of the Assembly is convened.