After Haryana CM, Jharkhand CM Soren booed at in presence of Modi

NEW DELHI: After Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, it was the turn of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to be booed at during a rally with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ranchi on Thursday.
Hundreds of BJP supporters shouted slogans in support of Modi and jeered Soren during the rally in Ranchi. Reacting to the incident, the Jharkhand CM later said, "We must respect the significance of the stage."
Soren had earlier even asked the PMO to ensure that he is not put in an embarrassing position when he joined Modi at the function in Ranchi.
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Meanwhile, shaken by the booing of Hooda on Tuesday, Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan decided to skip a function in Nagpur where he was to lay the foundation of Metro with Modi on Thursday.
Chavan announced his decision to skip the foundation-laying ceremony of Nagpur Metro, pointing to a pattern in the booing of Hooda and his own experience at an earlier event with the PM in Solapur where Modi chose to attack the now-dislodged UPA government.
"In my opinion, the recent incidents in Solapur and Haryana in the presence of Modi had adverse impact on our federal structure. Under such circumstances, I decided not to attend the Nagpur event,'' Chavan told reporters.
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The concern of CMs coincide with Congress's resentment over the Kaithal incident where Hooda was heckled with Modi by his side. Congress circles feel the protest was organized by the BJP to paint rival CMs as unpopular, and could be part of a saffron strategy in poll-bound states where BJP is on a strong wicket electorally.
In fact, much before Chavan announced his decision, Congress managers started mounting pressure on the party leadership to direct its CMs to keep an arm's length from Modi till the elections. A party leader said Sonia Gandhi was apprised of the concern in writing.