Telangana CM meets Jharkhand CM Hemant over new front for ‘country’s development’

Hands over cheque of Rs 10 lakh each to Galwan martyrs of Jharkhand 

Ranchi, March 4: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, after a thorough discussion with Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren at his residence over the political developments taking place in the country, said that the current government at the Centre is not working properly.

Talking to the media persons after the meeting in Ranchi, KCR said that strong efforts must be made to bring this country forward by giving it a new direction as even after 75 years of Independence the country has not developed as per expectation. 

 “Today also, the government (Modi govt) is not being run properly. We are making efforts to make it right which is also a responsibility of every Indian,” said Telangana CM.

A discussion also took place on the issue with CM Hemant Soren, he added.

K Chandrashekar Rao informed that he is in contact with several other political parties and organizations in the Country. Once they sit together, then only a direction would be chalked out whether to form a separate front or something else.

“I must make it clear that no front has been formed so far. What shape it will get, would be known only after a meeting is held with other political leaders,” said the Telangana Chief Minister.

Earlier before the meeting, KCR also gave an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the family members of jawans – Kundan Kant Ojha (Sahebganj) and Ganesh Hansda (East Singhbhum) from Jharkhand who were martyred at Galwan Valley in a standoff with Chinese troops in 2020.

The Telangana Chief Minister also met JMM Chief Shibu Soren and took his blessings. Rao was accompanied by his daughter and senior party leader K Kavitha, Minister V Srinivas Goud, MP J Santosh Kumar and State Planning Board Vice-Chairman Vinod Kumar.

Rao had announced to extend support to the families of 19 jawans martyred in the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020.

The Telangana government had earlier extended support to Colonel Santosh Babu, belonging to Telangana, who was martyred in the clashes.

To fulfil his promise, Rao came to Jharkhand from the national capital and handed over the cheques to the kin of two martyred jawans at the official residence of Soren.

The soldiers were martyred in the violent face-off in Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020, when Chinese forces attempted to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation in eastern Ladakh after tensions along the LAC.