New Delhi, February 1: The Congress today questioned the unusual and unprecedented delay on part of the Jharkhand Governor to appoint the new Chief Minister in the state after the resignation of Hemant Soren.

Addressing a press conference here today, senior Congress leader and MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Saptgiri Ulaka asked whether the Governor was waiting for some instructions from the Prime Minister’s and union Home Minister’s office?

“The silence is eloquent”, he remarked.

Dr Singhvi pointed out the numbers were clear that the ruling alliance has 47/48 members while the opposition has 32/33 members in the Jharkhand assembly.

“Does it require some rocket science to calculate the majority?” he asked, wondering whether the BJP was trying to encourage defections by hook or crook, more by crook than by hook.

The senior Supreme Court lawyer said that the BJP had set up a world renowned university which awards PhD and post doctorates in single theme of toppling elected governments, installing minority governments by defection and horse trading.

Alleging that the BJP had entered into a partnership with agencies and was misusing the institutions, Dr Singhvi said, had Hemant Soren opted to join the NDA the situation would have been different. He would have been washed in the BJP’s washing machine, he remarked.

He observed that the BJP appeared to have decided to ensure the ‘opposition-mukt’ Bharat ahead of the General Elections.

He accused the BJP of installing an authoritarian, absolutist and autocratic system in the largest democracy of the world. He said, the BJP does not like to see any other political colours in the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Sapatgiri Ulaka alleged that the action against Soren was because of BJP’s anti-Adivasi mindset. He said, the BJP wanted to take control of the resources and give these to its capitalist friends.