West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) [India], July 1 (ANI): Special MP/MLA court Chaibasa on Thursday took cognisance of the defamation case filed by Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta against independent MLA Saryu Roy.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 20 (ANI): The feud between Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta and independent MLA Saryu Roy over the allegation of misappropriation of funds from the COVID incentive scheme has taken a legal turn.

Ranchi Mar 22 PTI The Jharkhand assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Tuesday with the opposition members attacking the JMM-led government for allegedly not taking action against illegal mining which resulted in a huge loss to the state exchequerIndependent legislator Saryu Roy sought to know how many stone crushers were allowed to function in the state despite the cancellation of consent to operate CTO by the National Green Tribunal and losses on account of this to the state exchequerRoy claimed that the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board had cancelled CTO of stone crushers on environmental grounds and violation of rulesAltogether 69 crusher plants were closed across Jharkhand Later 23 were permitted to resume operations We would like to know the rules that the units violated earlier and also the rules that were adhered to by the 23 units Roy saidNotably five state legislators AJSU partys chief Sudesh Mahto and leader Lamodar Mahto state NCP president Kamlesh Singh and independent MLAs Saryu Roy and Amit Yadav floated the Jharkhand Loktantrik Morcha in Ranchi on March 11The JLM had said it would raise various issues in the assemblyRoy had defeated former Chief Minister Raghubar Das in the 2019 assembly elections as an Independent candidate after he was denied a BJP ticketRoy demanded the formation of a committee of the legislative assembly to probe into the illegal mining issueResponding to it Tribal Affairs and Transport Minister Champai Soren who is also in charge of the mining department said the government is looking into itAfter the ministers comment members of the main opposition BJP and AJSU started agitating and trooped into the Well of the House Roy alleged that the minister was misleading the House and reiterated his demand for a probe by an assembly committeeAmid the din the speaker adjourned the House for some timeLater Roy again attacked the government saying that 231 mining leases are due to expire on March 31 and it could cause a loss of Rs 350 crore to the exchequerAgriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said the auction process of the 231 leases which could not be completed earlier due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be done by March 31 2022As many as 45 tenders have been floated so far while 150 are in the pipeline and the government is examining papers for the rest of the blocksNCP MLA Kamlesh Singh also raised the issue of loss of revenue due to illegal mining by stone crusher units and demanded immediate actionBJP MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi raised the issue of about two dozen villages being submerged due to erosion of several rivers PTI NAM BDC BDC

Ranchi Nov 25 PTI Satyameva Jayate is relevant even today because of people like Saryu Roy who has made a mark by following the path of truth Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Thursday Satyameva Jayate Truth alone triumphs is a part of a mantra from the Hindu scripture Mundaka Upanishad It was adopted as the national motto of India on 26 January 1950 Releasing a biography of Roy a sitting MLA the chief minister said he has had the opportunity to work with him Roy for a long time and the former state minister needs no introduction Roy has always accepted challenges by showing exemplary courage and patience He has made his place by following the path of truth Soren said In the 2019 Assembly elections Roy had defeated the then Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das by a margin of over 12000 votes from the Jamshedpur East seat After he was denied re-nomination from Jamshedpur West seat by the saffron party Roy who was a state minister resigned from the Raghubar Das Cabinet and fought against Das from Jamshedpur East as an independent candidate Describing Roy as a good writer and a good politician the chief minister said the books authored by Roy inspire the state government to move ahead with better planning and management techniques The biography of the MLA The Peoples Leader written by Vivekanand Jha will give a better direction to the state in the coming days Soren said Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto said the legislator has never compromised with his principle by adopting the path of Ekla Chalo walking alone The author of the biography said the book contained many unexplored aspects of the personal social and political life related to Roy including the 1974 student movement role in Emergency debut in politics differences on various issues and role in exposing scams PTI NAM MM MM