Ex-J’khand CM Champai Soren under house arrest

Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren was placed under house arrest in Ranchi amid tribal protests against land acquisition for a state-run health institute. His son Babulal Soren and supporters were also detained. Soren termed the action undemocratic and politically motivated.

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Champai Soren was placed under house arrest on Sunday to avoid law and order issues in view of protests by tribal outfits against land acquisition for a multi-core state-run health institute, police said.

His son Babulal Soren, along with supporters who were on way to Ranchi, have also been detained at a police station, they said.

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“Champai Soren is under house arrest as a preventive measure to maintain law and order in view of the tribal outfits’ protests,” Ranchi City Deputy Superintendent of Police, K V Raman, told PTI.

A large number of police personnel have also been deployed and barricades put up at strategic points in the wake of the protests on Sunday, he said.

Soren, however, termed the move as undemocratic, and said his house arrest was ordered for supporting the tribals and their protest.