In a significant turn of events, amidst the political unrest in Jharkhand, Champai Soren, a leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party, is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand today.
As per sources, MLAs of JMM-led alliance are likely to be shifted to Hyderabad. The flight has however not taken off yet due to low visibility condition at Ranchi airport.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislative party leader Champai Soren along with 43 legislators met Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan on Thursday, staking a claim to form the government in the state.
Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, after Hemant Soren's arrest, has been allotted time by Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday to meet him at Raj Bhavan.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren has approached the Supreme Court against the Enforcement Directorate's action and said that the probe agency has abused all its power and acted in a malafide manner to destabilise a democratically elected government in Jharkhand.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday called the arrest of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate "Outrageous and shameful" and said that blatant display of vendetta politics is being displayed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
After Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday night in a money laundering case, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah believe in exercising politics of vendetta adding tha
Making 'sensational' claims against the Enforcement Directorate, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that no evidence was found by the ED, adding that they tried to tarnish my image by conducting raids in Delhi.