Chief Minister Hemant Soren had earlier filed a writ petition in the Jharkhand High Court challenging the summons issued against him in a money laundering case by the ED.
Governor of Jharkhand CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday paid tribute to the late Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Ranchi and the former President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).
There has been a "failure of Constitutional Machinery" in Jharkhand, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Babulal Marandi in a letter to Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday, while also accusing the state government of "being hostile" to requests of Investigative Agencies probin
The case against Shahdeo was registered in Latehar district under sections 341, 342, 323, 325, and 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 3/4 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989).
The meeting, to be held on Friday morning, is likely to be attended by Chief Ministers, Home Ministers or their representatives from states of Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Kerala.
"Today Sanjay Singh has been arrested, and I have also heard that the fifth summons has been sent to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. Wherever the regional party is doing a good job, the BJP is causing them trouble and taking action," Yadav said.
Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday paid tribute to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) CoBRA Battalion constable Rajesh Kumar, who lost his life in an IED blast in Chaibasa yesterday.