Jharkhand news: "Hemant Soren has resigned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. The ruling JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has proposed the name of senior JMM leader Champai Soren as the new CM," state Congress president Rajesh Thakur said.
There is buzz that Soren could be arrested by the federal agency following the questioning. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed in the capital city of Ranchi.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been untraceable for last several hours before his questioning in the land scam case in the state. The BJP has announced to give Rs 11,000 to the person who informs about the whereabouts of the Chief Minister at his residence.
The Jharkhand Chief Minister is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. In an email sent to the ED, Soren has agreed to record his statement on January 31 at 1 pm at his residence.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, connected to a money-laundering case related to an alleged land scam, had been summoned by the ED for questioning. He responded by providing a date for questioning on January 31.
Jharkhand: Despite the Chief Minister's office confirming his appearance for an ED investigation on January 31, Hemant Soren's whereabouts are unknown, raising concerns about the Chief Minister's apparent evasion in response to the ED's actions.
The Enforcement Directorate officials had recorded the chief minister's statement on January 20 at his official residence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It was learnt that the fresh summons was issued as the questioning was not completed that day.
The Hemant Soren-led JMM and Congress alliance in Jharkhand is expected to suffer a huge blow in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as India TV-CNX Opinion Poll predicted the BJP-led NDA to decimate the Opposition's alliance by a huge margin.
Shibu Soren, fondly called 'Guruji', served as Jharkhand chief minister thrice between 2005 and 2010.
The bypoll was necessitated by the death of JMM MLA Jagarnath Mahto, the state's Education Minister, in April. He had been representing the seat since 2004.
In the complaint made in August 2020, BJP leader Dubey claimed that “Shibu Soren and his family members acquired huge wealth and properties by misusing the public exchequer and have grossly indulged in corruption”.
Ankita Murder case: The girl died after being set ablaze by a man for not reciprocating his overtures. The incident took place in Jharkhand's Dumka district on August 23.
The EC is believed to have sent a missive recommending disqualification of Soren as a legislator in a mining lease case by Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday.
Within the United Progressive Alliance, JMM as the largest party has 30 MLAs, the Congress 18 legislators, and the RJD one. The main opposition BJP has 26 MLAs in the House.
Jharkhand political crisis: The Election Commission has sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor on a plea seeking that Chief Minister Hemant Soren be disqualified as an MLA for violating electoral law by extending a mining lease to himself, sources said on Thursday.
Congress' General Secretary Avinash Pandey on Monday evening, hours after CM Hemant Soren's announcement, met with Sonia Gandhi, in this regard. Pandey will likely discuss the party's stance on 'whether or not to continue alliance with the JMM'.
BJP has asked Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to seek the resignation of Minority Welfare Minister Hafizul Hassan over his controversial remark.
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM), which is set to form part of the new government in the state, has promised to implement the Sarna Code in its election manifesto. It will be interesting to see whether Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led new state government implements the Sarna Code in the state or not.
JMM working president Hemant Soren on Tuesday met Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu and staked claim to form government in the state. Earlier in the day, he was formally elected as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislature party leader.
Hemant Soren called at Marandi at his residence on Tuesday evening and both leaders held closed door meeting for ten minutes.
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