Hemant Soren’s gesture earns rare praise from Himanta Biswa Sarma

Ranchi, July 21: In a rare instance Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who is also BJP’s co-incharge for Jharkhand assembly polls on Sunday thanked Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren after the latter offered a monetary assistance of Rs 2 crore to the flood affected northeastern state.

Taking to X, Sarma said, “Hon’ble CM of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren Ji has graciously offered Rs 2 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Assam to aid flood-affected people.” “On behalf of the people of Assam, I deeply appreciate the generosity of the kind-hearted people of Jharkhand and the Hon’ble chief minister,” he added.

This comes a day after Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections are crucial for protecting tribals and Hindus, as the “demography of the state is changing due to Bangladeshi infiltration” and accused Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren of failing to act against these infiltrators.

Sarma had alleged that during recent Muharram processions, disturbances occurred in several locations, including Barkagaon and Jamshedpur, and that Palestinian flags were displayed without government intervention.

He had vowed that the BJP would take strict action against such activities if they come to power. “The Congress and JMM speak about the Constitution. Does the Constitution allow hoisting of Palestinian flags?

When the BJP forms the government in Jharkhand, strict action will be taken against those who had hoisted the flags,” Sarma said.

After the flood in Assam, the people of the state are facing huge problems. A total of more than 1.30 lakh people of Assam have been affected by this flood and about 113 people have died.

JMM state spokesperson and central general secretary Vinod Pandey had said that Assam chief minister has ignored the people of Assam battling problems due to flood and is visiting Jharkhand to create animosity between groups on religion lines.