Coal scam: Take action against the guilty, says Shibu Soren

DUMKA, JHARKHAND: JMM supremo Shibu Soren today said the guilty should be brought to justice in the coal block allocations instead of demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"Demanding prime minister's resignation will not benefit anyone. Instead the guilty should be identified and action should be taken (against them)," Soren said in reply to a query by the media here.

To another question, Soren reiterated that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the BJP had a "deal of sharing power for 28 months each" and a decision would be taken at the right time.

Chief Minister Arjun Munda formed the government on September 11, 2010, with the support of the JMM, AJSU and JDU.