As the political landscape unfolds in Jharkhand, with the first of four rounds of voting in the state scheduled on Monday, a fascinating spectacle of shifting allegiances, strategic manoeuvres, and the enduring influence of tribal politics is in store.
Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi demanded removal of Congress minister Alamgir Alam from the state Cabinet after the recovery of cash from his secretary's servant.
Anjani is all set to take on BJP's Naba Charan Majhi and BJD's Sudam Marndi, who was once spearheading the JMM in Odisha.
Rajesh and Sabita were on their way from Gopalganj, Bihar, to Chittaranjan, West Bengal, when the accident took place around 4:30 PM on Saturday at Nirsa Bazar on the bustling Delhi-Kolkata National Highway-2.
The Union power ministry plans to form a single regulatory commission for a uniform tariff for consumers in the distribution areas of Damodar Valley Corporation (DMC) in West Bengal and Jharkhand, respectively.
The interrogating police officers are not satisfied with the explanations given by the three MLAs since they were unable to produce any documents to establish the source of the money seized from the vehicle.
Relatives of Ansari, who was detained in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday evening after a huge amount of cash was found in his vehicle, said that he was in Howrah to "do shopping, especially of sarees" ahead of the upcoming festive season and thus, was carrying a huge chunk of cash.
The apprehended legislators include Irfan Ansari, MLA from Jamtara, Rajesh Kachhap, MLA from Khijri and Naman Bixal, MLA from Kolebira. The huge cash was recovered from their cars in Howarah on Saturday evening.
A case was lodged with the Tiruldih police station and later on the NIA took over the probe in 2020.
The Prime Minister mentioned that at the programme in Deoghar on Tuesday, many road, rail and infra works will also be launched.
