Ranchi, Dec. 5 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) or CPI (ML) on Friday urged chief minister Hemant Soren to issue a clarification on reports of his allegedly growing closeness with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a press conference in Ranchi, CPI (ML) state secretary Manoj Bhakt said that any compromise with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would invite serious trouble for the state and give a free hand to corporate forces at the cost of tribal interests. He added that this would be a betrayal of the mandate given to the Hemant government.

"The Modi government aims to control constitutional institutions and make the country devoid of opposition. On one hand, by making the Election Commission subservi...