Hemant Soren's "Tribal Chief Minister" Charge Over Central Agency Summons
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Enforcement Directorate has summoned Hemant Soren in a money laundering probe into the alleged mining scam in Jharkhand.
The Enforcement Directorate's summons to him is a plot to harass a tribal Chief Minister by misusing constitutional institutions, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has said.
The central agency has summoned Mr Soren in a money laundering probe into the alleged mining scam in Jharkhand. The Chief Minister was asked to appear at the ED's regional office in Ranchi today. Reports suggest that he has decided not to appear before the agency's officials, and an official announcement is expected soon.
The Chief Minister yesterday hit out at the BJP, which in power at the centre. Without naming the rival party, he tweeted, "The Opposition's mindset is to misuse constitutional institutions to harass the state's tribal Chief Minister. The objective behind the attempt to harass me is to block the rights of tribals, backwards and minorities. None of their conspiracies will succeed as I have the support of crores of people in the state," he tweeted in Hindi.
History shows that feudal people never deprived and exploited people to succeed, he said, adding, "Our ancestors have not taught us to lose. They have taught us to fight and win."
