'Political circus' in Jharkhand 10-year old: Brinda Karat

Dubbing the unsettled issues in government formation in Jharkhand as 'political circus', CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat today accused chief minister Shibu Soren of sticking to chair either with the support of BJP or Congress.

"It is a great Jharkhand political circus in which each (party) is trying to become the ring master with Soren having only one-point agenda -- sticking to the chair either with the support of the BJP or of the Congress," Karat said here.

"In ten years (since its formation), Jharkhand has had seven governments. This itself speaks volumes about the politics in the state... which in turn affects the tribal and the poor," the politburo member said.

Accusing the Congress of destabilising the state government to save its government in Delhi by getting a vote from Soren during the April 27 cut motion, she alleged that the BJP was no less responsible for the turmoil by making Soren the CM after the fractured mandate last year.

Karat claimed that there were 86,000 cases on dispute with regard to tribals' claim over forest land or produce, and the unstable governments only made it more difficult in solving their problems.