BJP delegation meets Murmu, seeks justice for Godda MP

Ranchi: A two-member BJP delegation, comprising state general secretary Pradeep Verma and Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan, on Thursday submitted a memorandum to governor Droupadi Murmu, accusing Hemant Soren government of political vendetta against Godda MP Nishikant Dubey.
Last week, one Vishnu Kant Jha, a resident of Bampass road in Deoghar, had filed an FIR at a local police station against Dubey and his wife Anamika Gautam, accusing the two of forging government documents to lower the price of a plot of land in the district, which the couple had bought last year, thereby, duping the state exchequer of its revenue.
Both Verma and Narayan,in their memorandum to Murmu,said, “The complainant is a former BJP member who was removed owing to his criminal antecedents. Our MP is neither a vendor nor the purchaser of the said land. He has been falsely implicated by the complainant for political reasons at the behest of the Hemant Soren-led government.”
The memorandum further said that Hemant is using his political might to harass Dubey as the latter has been a strong critic of the wrongdoings of his government. “We request the governor to intervene and provide justice to our MP and his family,” the two BJP functionaries said in the memorandum.
Congress, which is a part of ruling alliance in Jharkhand, dared Dubey to face the due process of law. Party spokesperson Alok Dubey said, “The government and the police are doing their job on the basis of a complaint filed against the Godda MP. As a responsible lawmaker, Dubey should face the legal battle and come clean.”