Section 144 imposed near Jharkhand Assembly ahead of floor test

Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed around a 100-meter radius of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in Ranchi ahead of the floor test on February 5.

The restrictions which were placed at 8 am on Monday will remain in force until 10 pm on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Champai Soren has to prove his majority through a trust vote which is scheduled to begin at 11 am.

The JMM leader assumed the top post after ex-CM Hemant Soren resigned before being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate.

The MLAs of JMM-led alliance returned to Ranchi from Hyderabad on Sunday evening.

"Our MLAs are united... We have the support of 48 to 50 legislators," minister Alamgir Alam said.

JMM lawmaker Mithilesh Thakur also asserted that the JMM-led coalition will sail through the trust vote.