Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren ‘spotted’ in Ranchi

A day after ED officials were unsuccessful in questioning Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his Delhi residence, he was seen coming out of his residence in Ranchi

A day after Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were unsuccessful in questioning Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his Delhi residence, he was seen coming out of his residence in Ranchi on January 30

Mr Soren, who left Ranchi for Delhi on January 27, is said to have reached the Jharkhand State capital by road, to meet his father Shibu Soren.

The ED officials had visited Mr. Soren’s residence in Delhi, the Jharkhand Bhavan and a few other locations to question him, but he was not found in any of those places.

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Mr. Soren, who is also the chief of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has called a meeting of alliance party leaders at his official residence in Ranchi at 2 p.m.

Meanwhile, Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan has called the State DGP over law and order situation in the State.

The Jharkhand unit of the BJP claimed that the Chief Minister has been “absconding” for the last 18 hours fearing action of the ED. State BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Babulal Marandi said, “as there is no trace of the Chief Minister for the last two days, it will become a constitutional crisis in the State.”