New forest rules: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren protests but is he serious?

Bhupesh Baghel, chief minister of another tribal-dominated state Chhattisgarh, has also written to the PM about the same

In November’s last week, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren found himself in a fix when senior forest officials presented a tip regarding the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022 (FC Rules). After minutely examining the note, Soren penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 1.

Soren played safe and put the ball in the BJP’s court by expressing to the PM his strong reservation about the new rules. By doing so, he somewhat looked to compensate for the political loss that the state government would likely face due to the new rules.

What affects the Jharkhand government most is the Centre