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.
Notably, the Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 36 lakh in cash and two cars after it conducted searches at the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, sources in the central agency said on Tuesday.
Coming out all guns blazing at Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who went incommunicado after receiving fresh ED summons in connection with an alleged land scam case, BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo on Wednesday said never in the history of independent India has an elected CM 'gone missing' o
Exerting his support to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that the latter is not ready to take 'Palti' like Nitish Kumar and is paying the price for the same.
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties amounting to Rs 8.5 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in the case of Dhar Land Scam in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, said an official statement from the ED.
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.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren held a meeting with his ministers and his party legislatures at his residence on Tuesday amid speculations that he was absconding and avoiding the Enforcement Directorate's probe into the alleged land scam case.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan has summoned Chief Secretary L Khiangte, Director General of Police Ajay Kumar and Home Secretary Avinash Kumar to take stock of the law and order situation in the state.
A team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized a luxury car belonging to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren from his Delhi residence in connection with the ongoing probe into a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
Amid the heat of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Jharkhand Chief Minister, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey said that Hemant Soren has called all allied MLAs to reach Ranchi with their luggage and bags.
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.