Ranchi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, who is in jail, is facing the same kind of harassment that led to the custodial death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, who dedicated his life to tribal rights, the JMM leader. According to social media posts.
The Facebook post from Soren's account said the latest Lok Sabha elections are the beginning of Jharkhand's revenge for the custodial death of Swamy, who fought for tribal rights, which is being managed by his wife Kalpana Soren.
Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the alleged land scam.
"Just as Father Stan, who raised his voice for the weakest section, was silenced by institutional neglect and injustice, today the same oppression is being done to Hemant Soren. Today every Jharkhandi needs to stand strongly in support. " The social media post said, “Hemant Soren's.Otherwise, no one can stop Jharkhand from turning into Manipur.
In Manipur, ethnic clashes between the Imphal valley-based Meiteis and the hill-based Kukis have left more than 200 people dead and thousands homeless.
Soren's social media post also said, "This election marks the beginning of Jharkhand's revenge for the wrongful custodial death of 84-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy – a reckoning on the state of India's democracy and human rights." black mark" .
The BJP, which had dominated Jharkhand in the last three Lok Sabha elections, suffered a major setback in five tribal seats in the state - Khunti, Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Rajmahal and Dumka.
Of these, three seats were won by the ruling JMM and two by the Congress, including the Khunti constituency, where Union Minister Arjun Munda faced defeat, losing to Congress' Kalicharan Munda by 1.49 lakh votes.
Kalpana also won the Gandey by-election by 27,149 votes over her nearest BJP rival Dilip Kumar Verma.Soren's Facebook post reads: "Despite old age and Parkinson's disease, Father Stan, who has been fighting for the rights of tribal communities for decades, has been denied bail and proper medical treatment on false terrorism charges by the BJP government Was gone. He was not." Was given a straw worth 25 paise to drink water...Due to deteriorating health conditions due to prison conditions, Father Stan unfortunately died in custody on July 5, 2021.''
Swamy, who had long worked among tribals in Jharkhand, died hours before the hearing of his bail appeal in Mumbai in the case in which he was accused of being an 'urban Naxalite'.
"His death is an example of the BJP's policy of suppressing the opposition and tribals and criminalizing human rights activities under the pretext of terrorism," it said.,
After Swamy's death, Soren, who was the chief minister at the time, had alleged that the central government "should be held responsible for its complete indifference" towards the Jesuit priest.
Swami had worked among the tribals in Jharkhand for nearly three decades.
The Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese expressed grief over Swamy's death, saying that "the caged parrot now sings in heaven".
The archdiocese had said: "The fact that this terminally ill man suffering from Parkinson's disease was arrested at the age of 84, denied bail for more than seven months, even a Not even being allowed a sipper and eventually contracting COVID in the jail itself is a sad reflection on those who arrested an innocent man and the courts refused to grant him bail.”
Swamy, a cancer patient, was arrested from his home in Ranchi on October 8, 2020.
He was taken to Mumbai in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case and booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).National Investigation Agency officials had claimed that the investigation had revealed that he was actively involved with the CPI (Maoist).
The Facebook post from Soren's account said the latest Lok Sabha elections are the beginning of Jharkhand's revenge for the custodial death of Swamy, who fought for tribal rights, which is being managed by his wife Kalpana Soren.
Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the alleged land scam.
"Just as Father Stan, who raised his voice for the weakest section, was silenced by institutional neglect and injustice, today the same oppression is being done to Hemant Soren. Today every Jharkhandi needs to stand strongly in support. " The social media post said, “Hemant Soren's.Otherwise, no one can stop Jharkhand from turning into Manipur.
In Manipur, ethnic clashes between the Imphal valley-based Meiteis and the hill-based Kukis have left more than 200 people dead and thousands homeless.
Soren's social media post also said, "This election marks the beginning of Jharkhand's revenge for the wrongful custodial death of 84-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy – a reckoning on the state of India's democracy and human rights." black mark" .
The BJP, which had dominated Jharkhand in the last three Lok Sabha elections, suffered a major setback in five tribal seats in the state - Khunti, Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Rajmahal and Dumka.
Of these, three seats were won by the ruling JMM and two by the Congress, including the Khunti constituency, where Union Minister Arjun Munda faced defeat, losing to Congress' Kalicharan Munda by 1.49 lakh votes.
Kalpana also won the Gandey by-election by 27,149 votes over her nearest BJP rival Dilip Kumar Verma.Soren's Facebook post reads: "Despite old age and Parkinson's disease, Father Stan, who has been fighting for the rights of tribal communities for decades, has been denied bail and proper medical treatment on false terrorism charges by the BJP government Was gone. He was not." Was given a straw worth 25 paise to drink water...Due to deteriorating health conditions due to prison conditions, Father Stan unfortunately died in custody on July 5, 2021.''
Swamy, who had long worked among tribals in Jharkhand, died hours before the hearing of his bail appeal in Mumbai in the case in which he was accused of being an 'urban Naxalite'.
"His death is an example of the BJP's policy of suppressing the opposition and tribals and criminalizing human rights activities under the pretext of terrorism," it said.,
After Swamy's death, Soren, who was the chief minister at the time, had alleged that the central government "should be held responsible for its complete indifference" towards the Jesuit priest.
Swami had worked among the tribals in Jharkhand for nearly three decades.
The Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese expressed grief over Swamy's death, saying that "the caged parrot now sings in heaven".
The archdiocese had said: "The fact that this terminally ill man suffering from Parkinson's disease was arrested at the age of 84, denied bail for more than seven months, even a Not even being allowed a sipper and eventually contracting COVID in the jail itself is a sad reflection on those who arrested an innocent man and the courts refused to grant him bail.”
Swamy, a cancer patient, was arrested from his home in Ranchi on October 8, 2020.
He was taken to Mumbai in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case and booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).National Investigation Agency officials had claimed that the investigation had revealed that he was actively involved with the CPI (Maoist).
