Back from Delhi, Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais still silent on Soren case

RANCHI: All eyes are on governor Ramesh Bais on Thursday evening as he returned from New Delhi all of a sudden. Bais, however, continued to maintain silence, a stance that he had been following since August 25. The Raj Bhavan purportedly received the opinion of the Election Commission on that day.
Upon his return, Bais received a volley of questions from journalists from across the country waiting at the exit gate of the Birsa Munda International Airport. Many of the journalists have been camping in Ranchi since the speculations of chief minister Hemant Soren's disqualification by the governor have started doing the rounds.
Bais, however, went straight to the Raj Bhavan without answering the questions and did not take up any official work. While the Raj Bhavan entered the purpose of his Delhi visit as personal, political analysts said they were aware that Bais went to Delhi to discuss the matter of disqualification of Soren with the BJP high command.
On September 1, the UPA leaders successfully confirmed the arrival of the EC letter from the governor after they sent a delegation to the Raj Bhavan.
The delegation handed over a memorandum to Bais asking him to clear the air about the EC letter. After officially acknowledging that he has received the letter, Bais assured the delegation to take action in the matter shortly but the following day, he left for Delhi.
While he was in Delhi, the UPA consolidated its position by holding a one-day assembly session and moving a confidence motion successfully on September 5. During the debate on the confidence motion the UPA legislators were vocal about the "intent" and "conduct" of the Raj Bhavan.
Reacting to the continued silence of the governor, JMM spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said since they had already submitted a memorandum seeking clarity and would now prefer to wait. "Our government is functioning smoothly and we have shown our strength. The further course of action will be declared shortly," he added.