Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey has made a big claim saying that the Chief Minister is going to change in Jharkhand. In his claim made on social media, he has said that Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will resign and his wife Kalpana Soren will become the next CM of the state. Explaining the reason behind his claim, Dubey said that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA Sarfaraz Ahmed from Gandey has suddenly resigned from the assembly and his resignation has also been accepted.
Why is the MLA’s resignation important?
Nishikant Dubey is indicating that after the resignation of Sarfaraz Ahmed, the way has been cleared for Kalpana Soren to win the assembly elections from Gandey. Let us tell you that if Kalpana Soren becomes the Chief Minister, then within 6 months she will also have to become a member of the Legislative Assembly. Dubey posted on ‘X’, ‘Gandey MLA of Jharkhand Sarfaraz Ahmed resigned from the Assembly, resignation accepted. Hemant Soren ji will resign from the post of Chief Minister, the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand will be his wife Kalpana Soren ji. New year painful for Soren family.
Why are there claims of Soren’s resignation?
Let us tell you that ED is tightening its grip on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Last Saturday itself, ED had issued a letter-cum-summons to Hemant Soren for questioning in the money laundering case related to the alleged land scam. According to sources, the central agency had asked Soren to inform the investigating officer in this case about the date, place etc. as per his convenience so that his statement can be recorded under PMLA. The ED had sought a reply from the Chief Minister by December 31 and had said that failing which it would initiate further legal action under the provisions of PMLA.
Soren did not appear despite several summons
Let us tell you that ED has so far issued 7 summons to the CM of Jharkhand but he has never appeared before the central agency. The first summons was issued to him to appear on 14 August. The Chief Minister had filed a petition in the Supreme Court and then in the Jharkhand High Court, seeking protection from ED action. He had described the summons as ‘inappropriate’. However, both the courts rejected his petition. According to the ED, this investigation is related to ‘illegal change in land ownership by the mafia’ in Jharkhand.
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