"Why Question, Just Arrest Me": Jharkhand's Hemant Soren After Central Agency Summons
NDTV
"Part of a plot to harass a tribal chief minister", says the Jharkhand Chief Minister
“If I am guilty, why are you questioning me? Just come and arrest me if you can,” said Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today, calling central probe agency ED's summons to him “part of a plot to harass a tribal chief minister”.
"This is misuse of constitutional institutions to suppress the voice of anyone who opposes [the ruling BJP],” he added, addressing party workers hours about the Enforcement Directorate's allegation that he laundered money in a “coal mining scam”.
“This conspiracy will get a befitting reply,” he said.
He was asked to appear at the ED's regional office in Ranchi today but he did not. Instead, he addressed workers of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which has a coalition state government with the Congress, outside his house.
