Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday accused the ruling BJP of humilating the judiciary and hoped that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was in judicial custody in excise policy case, would come out of Jail soon.
The floor test of the new government in Jharkhand, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren who took oath of office for the third time on Thursday, will be held on July 8 during a special session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
Jharkhand CM Champai Soren, Minister Satyanand Bhokta, and others on Wednesday attended a state-level awareness programme against the consumption and sale of narcotic substances in Ranchi.
Ranchi police have issued notice to ED officials, asking them to join the investigation in the third week of March in connection with the FIR lodged by former Chief Minister Hemant Soren under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
A curfew under Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed within a 100-metre radius of the Jharkhand Chief Minister's residence, Raj Bhavan, and the office of the ED in Jharkhand's Ranchi.
The Chief Minister is in the hearts of the people of Jharkhand and he has said that he will answer all the questions of ED within the time limit. So let the time come, he will be present and will answer, said Gupta.
Responding to JMM's protest against ED action in the state, he said, "ED has its own duty and I personally feel that the party should not get involved in this type of action. This is creating unnecessary tension between the two political parties. That is not required. Nobody is above the
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued a summon to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's press advisor, Abhishek Prasad to join its investigation on January 16 into an alleged money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case.