About Hemant Soren
Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM party former Hemant Soren has been arrested on 31/01/2024 by Enforcement Directorate on the case of illegal land sold disputes in Ranchi city in Jharkhand. Hemant Soren is an top most opposition leader under the umbrella of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM), has been accused to be arrested.
Teams of ED has been searching Hemant Soren for interrogation in the case of corruption of land in Ranchi city. The case has been filed against CM of Jharkhand for selling lands of Indian Army without their prior permission and giving the name of the land of himself as an owner of that respective land. As per the report, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand denies the allegations.
His party has named transport minister Champai Soren as the next chief minister of the eastern state. Mr. Soren has contested his arrest in India’s Supreme Court, claiming that it was politically motivated. The matter will be heard on Friday.
Did land in Jharkhand belongs to Chief Minister Hemant Soren:
An opposition figure in India, Mr. Soren, is under investigation for alleged illegal ownership of a plot of land in Ranchi. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) accuses him of obtaining the property through criminal activities, while Mr. Soren denies the charge. Despite repeated summonses, he did not attend questioning. When officials went to his apartment in Delhi, he was not there, and the ED seized money and a car. However, Mr. Soren later reappeared in Ranchi and stated that he would provide his statement to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday.
The ED claims that Mr. Soren acquired the Ranchi land through illegal means and has accused him of criminal activities. Mr. Soren, an opposition figure in India, has consistently denied the allegations. Despite multiple summons, he failed to appear for questioning. Consequently, the ED visited his Delhi apartment and confiscated cash amounting to 3.6 million rupees ($43,381; £34,202) as well as a car. However, Mr. Soren resurfaced in Ranchi and declared his intention to provide his statement to the CBI on Wednesday.
Political Parties are in trouble, who will be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
The JMM called Mr. Soren’s probe a politically motivated witch-hunt by the BJP. The BJP denied the allegations of political interference. The Congress party criticized Mr. Soren’s arrest, stating that it undermines federalism. Mr. Soren resigned as Chief Minister of Jharkhand after being interrogated by the ED. The case involves fraudulent land acquisitions through fake documentation. Champai Soren assumed the main position after Mr. Soren’s arrest.
The case centers around fraudulent land acquisitions through the use of counterfeit paperwork and impersonation. Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren took over the main role following the arrest, and was also appointed as the JMM parliamentary party leader with support from 47 MLAs. The JMM accused the investigation of being politically motivated, while the BJP denied any interference. The Congress party criticized Mr. Soren’s arrest, citing concerns about federalism. Mr. Soren resigned as Chief Minister of Jharkhand after being interrogated by the ED.
Another letter of re-interrogation to Hemant Soren:
Actually, ED had interrogated for about seven hours on January 20 in the land scam. During this period the investigation agency’s inquiry could not be completed. After this, the ED team had written a letter to the former CM of Jharkhand and asked him to tell the date and place between January 27 and January 31.
However, on this he told the ED that he is currently busy and had informed that he would be interrogated after March. After this, ED once again issued a strong letter to him and wrote that he should tell the time and place, otherwise ED will take a decision on it as per its own.
Amidst this strict letter from ED, Hemant Soren left for Delhi. After this he remained missing for about 40 hours. ED team raided his Delhi residence and Jharkhand Bhawan. During this time, the former CM was not found there, but in the meanwhile Rs 36 lakh, BMW car and documents related to land scam were recovered.
Is INDIA Party in danger?
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after a 6-hour interrogation. Security was tightened in Ranchi and Section 144 was imposed near the CM residence. Meanwhile, JMM-Congress MLAs met the Governor and announced Champai Soren as the new CM. Hemant Soren submitted his resignation and was arrested by the ED.
