After a prolonged moment of speculation in the media and a hide-and-seek drama, Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Chief Hemant Soren was finally arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the land scam case on Wednesday night, sources confirmed.
Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Chief Hemant Soren resigned on Wednesday evening after over six hours of questioning by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged land scam case.
Reacting to the remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey that rifts are happening in the family of Chief Minister Hemant Soren over his wife's (Kalpana Soren) candidature on becoming the next Jharkhand CM, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Basant Soren on Monday s
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) General Secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya, questioned the authenticity of the seizure of Rs 36 lakh and two cars by the Enforcement Directorate from the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and said that the seizure seems to be "planted".
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) General Secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya on Monday said that Chief Minister Hemant Soren is ready to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on January 31 in connection with a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of the petition moved by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Chief and Rajya Sabha MP Shibu Soren against the proceedings of Lokpal in the Disproportionate Property (DA) Case, however, the court refused to interfere with the proceedings of Lokpal.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has claimed that almost 500 jawans of the Central Reserve Force (CRPF) 'attempted' to enter the Chief Minister's residence without "any permission" on Saturday after which the ruling JMM sought an investigation into it.
A sitting MLA of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA, Sarfaraz Ahmad, resigned from the state legislative assembly on Monday, citing personal reasons.
INDIA delegation led by former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, Rajya Sabha MP, and the leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Mahua Majhi, met Governor CP Radhakrishnan to seek his intervention to save HEC, a Ranchi-based central government heavy industry.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Sunday said that if the Vande Bharat train is for the people, then it is imperative that ticket prices should be reduced.
"Chief Minister Sorend had already clearly said that legal action will be taken if ED will not withdraw these summons. We will certainly take refuge in the law because justice will be found there," Manoj Pandey said while speaking to ANI.
Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren on Wednesday confirmed his party's attendance at the meeting of leading Opposition forces in Patna on June 12.