Crisis brewing as defeated Soren refuses to resign.New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. : Crisis is brewing within the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA (Ultra Port Architecture) A high-speed interconnect between the CPU and memory from Sun. It uses a packet-switched crossbar architecture that can transfer more than 100 MBytes/sec. ) over the post of chief minister of the eastern state of Jharkhand. Despite his defeat in an assembly by-election on Thursday, the incumbent, Chief Minister Shibu Soren Shibu Soren (born 11 January 1944) is an Indian politician, until recently a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Dumka constituency of Jharkhand and is the president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party, a constituent of the UPA. , refuses to resign. Meanwhile, the Congress party, which heads the UPA, says Soren must respect the people's will. Soren, who reached New Delhi along with two of his ministers on Thursday night, suffered a reversal even before his planned meeting with the top leadership of the UPA with the Congress party making its opinion heard. "The defeat is a setback for the government. It is the verdict of the people and the verdict should be honoured," Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmad said yesterday, adding that the decision on a new chief minister for the state would be taken in a day or two. Soren is scheduled to meet UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal "RJD" redirects here. For the heavy metal singer, see Ronnie James Dio. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- "National People's Party") is a political party in India. It is led by Laloo Prasad Yadav. chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad[1] or Lalloo Prasad, (Devanāgarī: लालू प्रसाद यादव) and the Congress party's point man on Jharkhand, Ajay Maken, to discuss his future. Refusal While Soren's refusal to leave his post despite his failure to be elected to the state assembly is embarrassing for the UPA, he is in no mood to quit without bargaining hard. He said there is no provision in the Constitution stating that someone in his position must step down following a defeat. A chief minister can remain in his or her post for six months without being a member of the assembly, Soren says. His six-month tenure expires on February 26. Soren, who heads the regional Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा) is a political party in India. It has a strength of 5 in the 14th Lok Sabha. 4 of its MPs are from Jharkhand. , is known for his negotiating skills. Intense bargaining behind the scenes ahead of the Lok Sabha's July Trust Motion resulted in his appointment as chief minister of Jharkhand on August 27. It is believed Soren hopes to persuade one of his party's legislators from the state's Santhal region to resign from the assembly so that he can contest that seat. The chief minister supposedly enjoys greater support there than in Tamar, where he was defeated. A victory in Santhal would enable Soren to continue as chief minister. Failing that, it is alleged he has ambitions to become federal coal minister once more. Soren contends that his membership of the Lok Sabha legitimises his claim for a berth in the federal government. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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