Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren performs petty politics after PM Modi calls to inquire about COVID-19 within the state

On Thursday (May 7), Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the latter had known as to inquire in regards to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic within the State. It have to be talked about that PM Modi had rung Lieutenant Governors of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, moreover the Chief Ministers of Telangana, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the continued vaccination drive and improve manufacturing of vaccines within the upcoming months.
In a tweet, Hemant Soren alleged that PM Modi didn’t hearken to him and selected to present a ‘monologue’ as a substitute throughout the phone dialog. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called today. He only spoke his mind (Mann ki baat). It would have been better if he had talked something useful or listened to something useful that I had to offer.”
Screengrab of the tweet by Hemant Soren
Citing sources, Indian Express reported, “The Jharkhand CM’s angst was palpable. PM Modi did not ask anything on the condition of the state and on resources and what all the state needed. The state has been struggling to get the required medicines. He just went on and on. This led the CM to write this tweet.” Reportedly, Hemant Soren had been supposedly miffed on the Union authorities for not together with it within the record of locations the place new 581 Pressure Swing Adsorption medical oxygen era vegetation are being arrange.
While the Prime Minister had known as the Chief Ministers personally to take inventory of the continued pandemic and the issues confronted by the states, the Jharkhand CM appears to have taken this chance to play politics as a substitute and take pleasure in public grand-standing.
While opposition events have focused the Prime Minister in probably the most uncouth method on a number of events, turning an administrative name right into a public spectacle could be thought of a brand new low.
BJP hits again at Hemant Soren
BJP MLA from Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, slammed the Jharkhand CM for his disrespectful tweet in direction of the Prime Minister. In his tweet on Friday (May 7), he wrote, “Your tweet is not only against undignified, but also mocks the suffering of the people of Jharkhand. PM Modi had called to learn about the challenges faced by the same people. You have done a petty job. You have lowered the status of the CM’s post.”
आपका यह ट्वीट न सिर्फ़ न्यूनतम मर्यादा के ख़िलाफ़ है बल्कि उस राज्य की जनता की पीड़ा का भी मजाक़ उड़ाना है जिनका हाल जानने के लिए माननीय प्रधानमंत्री जी ने फ़ोन किया था। बहुत ओछी हरकत कर दी आपने। मुख्यमंत्री पद की गरिमा भी गिरा दी https://t.co/AIm0V6uc17— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 6, 2021
Arvind Kejriwal reside telecasts closed-door assembly with PM Modi
Earlier, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal additionally tried to tug off an identical stunt. Last month, he went reside throughout a closed-door assembly between Prime Minister Modi and the Chief Ministers of excessive burden states. The Prime Minister himself was not pleased with Kejriwal for breaking protocols and chastised the Delhi CM for it. A video had emerged the place Prime Minister Modi was providing a powerful rebuke to Arvind Kejriwal for breaking protocols. He advised Kejriwal, “You have broken a very important protocol, such private conversations are never televised. It is not proper, we should always observe decorum.”
The Delhi CM was seen apologising within the video. Initially, he responded callously saying, “Okay, sir. We will keep it in mind in the future.” Realising that he had dedicated a serious mistake stepping over the road, he mentioned, “If I have committed any mistake, if I have said anything untoward, if there was anything wrong with my conduct, I apologise for it.” Sources within the central govt had earlier mentioned that the Delhi CM used the PM-CM convention on Covid-19 as a platform to play politics.