Jharkhand Governor asks CM Hemant Soren to comply with law enforcement forces
The Hindu
Amid money laundering allegations against Jharkhand CM, Governor urges him to obey law enforcement, expresses concerns over law-and-order situation.
Amid the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) probe into money laundering allegations against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the State’s Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan asked Mr. Soren to “obey the law enforcement” agencies. He also said that the law-and-order situation is not satisfactory in the State.
The Governor’s statement came after a team of ED officials visited Mr. Soren’s Delhi’s residence at Shanti Niketan on January 29 for questioning in the land scam case. However, Mr. Soren was not found at his residence. On January 20, the ED had grilled him for over eight hours at his official residence on Kanke Road in Ranchi.
“If CM does not respond today, he has to respond tomorrow. I am always stressing that a true citizen must obey a law enforcement force,” said Mr. Radhakrishnan.
Mr. Soren had recorded his statement with the ED after skipping eight summons by the agency. The ED had earlier summoned Mr. Soren on August 14, August 24, September 9, September 23, October 4, December 12, December 29, and January 13, all which Mr. Soren skipped.
The case pertains to alleged purchase and sale of tribal land by forging documents between 2020 and 2022.
Mr. Radhakrishnan also raised concerns on the law-and-order situation in the State with workers of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) holding protests and blocking roads in several districts condemning the ED action.
“The law and order situation is not very satisfactory in the State and I have said this too many times. Action has to be taken. If any situation arises, we will face it,” Mr. Radhakrishnan said.
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