Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has now handed over the presidency of the party to Chief Minister Hemant Soren. He was elected the new president in the 13th general convention of the party. Along with this, senior party leader and prominent face Shibu Soren has been appointed to the post of ‘Founder Patron’.
Hemant Soren was till now discharging his responsibilities as the working president of the party. On the other hand, Shibu Soren, who was serving as the party president, has been elected as the ‘founder patron’ of the party in the 13th general convention. This decision was taken in the central convention of JMM held in Ranchi on Tuesday, in which many senior leaders and representatives of the party were present.
“Today, when I am assuming the responsibility of the post of President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), many emotions are flowing in my mind. This is not an ordinary post, but it is a representation of the dreams, struggles and aspirations of the people of Jharkhand. Respected Baba, it is a proud moment for me to get the opportunity to take forward the ideologies under which our mentor respected Shibu Soren ji had laid the foundation of JMM. I humbly accept this responsibility and take a pledge that I will become the voice of every village, every poor, every deprived and every youth of Jharkhand”, wrote Hemant Soren on X.
For the unversed, Shibu Soren has been the leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for the last 38 years, while his son Hemant Soren has been serving as the working president of the party since 2015.
In the 13th central convention of JMM, senior party leader Nalin Soren proposed to nominate Shibu Soren as the founder patron, which was supported by Stephen Marandi. After this, former Chief Minister Shibu Soren proposed the name of Hemant Soren for the central president of JMM, which was unanimously accepted by all.
The 13th two-day session of JMM began in Ranchi on Monday. On this occasion, the Chief Minister launched a scathing attack on the BJP. He said that today, due to the support of the people of the state and the hard work of the dedicated workers of JMM, we have defeated those parties who consider themselves the biggest party in the world. We have been blessed to become the biggest party in the state.
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