Former Jharkhand CM and BJP leader Champai Soren was kept under the arrest of the house on Sunday morning, a few hours ago, he was due to the protest against the state government’s plan to acquire the farm for the proposed Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS-2) in Kanke, Ranchi.He said in a post on X, “To prevent the voice of Nagdi’s tribal/indigenous farmers, the Jharkhand government has kept me under the arrest of the house since this morning.”Deputy Police Superintendent KV Raman said that the move was taken as a precautionary measure to maintain peace.“To maintain law and order, appropriate measures have been taken. The police have intervened, and he will remain home for now. He was also asked to cooperate in the matter. Raman said that this step is necessary to maintain law and order.The former minister told ANI that the police had instructed him not to leave.“When DSP Sahab came here and said that I do not have to move today, meaning that I do not have to leave home, I understood that he will not let me go anywhere. So I said that it is fine; if the administration and the government have taken a decision, we will not violate it,” he said.The BJP has rapidly criticized the decision of the state government led by HeMant Soren. In a statement, the party said, “Even to attend an event organized for the conservation of agricultural land of tribals and natives of Jharkhand, this thug coalition government has imposed a ban and put former Chief Minister Shri Shampaisen ji under the house arrest since morning, which is a dictatorship of atrocities and reflects oppressive mentality.,Union Minister Sanjay Seth also condemned the action, posting on X that it is a black mark on democracy as Champai raised its voice in favor of the rights of Nagdi tribal indigenous farmers.“Efforts to destroy fertile agricultural land in the name of RIMS-2 are not beneficial for public interest in any way. There is a kind of undeclared emergency era in the state. Instead of improving systems, governance and administration have resorted to dictatorship, which is unacceptable in any form, “he wrote.Despite his custody, Champai Soren later claimed that the opposition of farmers in Nagari was a success. “Congratulations! The farmers’ movement in Nagari has been successful. Between the oppressive attitude of the administration and the tear gas shells, thousands of farmers, mothers and sisters descended into the fields,” they posted on X.Land acquisition has been a controversial issue for Rims-2 for months. In May this year, Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi warned the government against using the farm for the project. “Unfortunately, the government wants to build RIMS-2 on fertile land for farming. The government should find barren land. Farmers are being taken away from their fields. People are protesting against it, and police have been deployed here. The proposed RIMS-2 site.
