'Hemant Soren Wouldn't Have Been In Jail If...': Kejriwal's Dig At Centre As He Dials Jailed Ex-J'khand CM's Wife

Kalpana Soren took to X to thank CM Delhi Arvind Kejriwal for his support and emphasised the need for unity to fight the “conspiracy” orchestrated by the BJP.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and JMM leader Hemant Soren.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said had his former Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren aligned with the BJP, he wouldn’t have ended up behind the bars. Kejriwal made the statement on a post in X where he also said that he had a telephonic conversation with the JMM leader’s wife Kalpana Soren.

Kalpana Soren also took to X to thank CM Kejriwal for his support and emphasised the need for unity to fight the “conspiracy” orchestrated by the BJP as she underlined the importance of collective action.

“Today I had a telephonic conversation with honourable Chief Minister of Delhi Shri @ArvindKejriwal ji. Thanks to Arvind ji that at such time he is with Jharkhandi warrior Hemant ji and the JMM family. Today the entire country is watching the conspiracy of the central government and the BJP. Everyone is upset to see how democracy is being sabotaged in Jharkhand as well as in Delhi and other non-BJP ruled states. Together, we have to fight this conspiracy of the central government and the BJP. Jai Johar! Jai Jharkhand!,” Kalpana Soren posted on X in Hindi.

आज दिल्ली के माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @ArvindKejriwal जी से फ़ोन पर बातचीत हुई। अरविंद जी का धन्यवाद कि इस घड़ी में वह झारखण्डी योद्धा हेमन्त जी और झामुमो परिवार के साथ हैं।

केंद्र सरकार और बीजेपी का षड्यंत्र आज पूरा देश देख रहा है। झारखण्ड के साथ-साथ दिल्ली एवं अन्य गैर-भाजपा…

— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) February 18, 2024

Replying to her post, CM Kejriwal reiterated his solidarity with Heman Soren and praised the latter for his resilience and valour in confronting the “injustices perpetrated by the BJP”. He further said had Soren “joined hands” with the saffron party, he wouldn’t have had to be in jail.

कल्पना जी, हम झारखंड के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन जी के साथ पूरी तरह खड़े हैं। पूरा देश उनकी हिम्मत और हौसले की दाद देता है। किस तरह वे बीजेपी के जुल्मों का सामना कर रहे हैं। आज अगर वो बीजेपी के साथ चले जाते तो उन्हें जेल ना होती। लेकिन उन्होंने सच्चाई का पथ नहीं छोड़ा।… https://t.co/mjZ2hBH76y

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 18, 2024

"Kalpana ji, we fully stand with former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren ji. The whole country praises his strength and courage. How he is facing the atrocities of BJP. If today he had gone with the BJP, he would not have been jailed. But he did not leave the path of truth. Salute to him!,” Kejriwal wrote in a post in Hindi on X.