Hemant Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM, Champai Soren’s name proposed as new CM
The Hindu
Hemant Soren resigns as Jharkhand Chief Minister amid money laundering case, Champai Soren proposed as successor. Curfew imposed.
Hemant Soren has resigned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand amid questioning and Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land deal in Jharkhand. The legislators of the ruling JMM-led coalition partners in Jharkhand proposed the name of Transport Minister and senior JMM leader Champai Soren as the working Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Jharkhand Congress Chief Rajesh Thakur said, “Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has decided to resign and we have proposed the name of Champai Soren as next Chief Minister of the State.”
Champai Soren has also been elected as the leader of legislative party and is a five-time MLA from Saraikela. In the 90s, Champai Soren actively took part in Jharkhand Movement along with Shibu Soren and got the nick name as Jharkhand Tiger
The ruling coalition left the Chief Minister’s residence in three buses for the Raj Bhavan. Mr. Soren could be seen waving at people ah he left his residence for the Raj Bhavan.
The announcement comes as ED personnel questioned Mr. Soren at his official residence in Ranchi for over six hours amid heavy security cover. Earlier in the day, Mr. Soren lodged an FIR against ED personnel over searches conducted by the agency at his Delhi residence on Monday, officials said.
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. An official order regarding the curfew was issued by the Sub-Divisional Office on Wednesday, in anticipation of rallies, processions, or protests against the ongoing questioning of CM Hemant Soren in connection with a money laundering case.
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