HEMANT SOREN TO FORM GOVERNMENT IN JHARKHAND, SWEARING IN ON JULY 7

Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday formally invited Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief and former Chief Minister Hemant Soren to form the government in the state. Soren was recently released on bail in a land scam case after spending around five months in jail.

The swearing-in ceremony of Soren is likely to take place on July 7.

The JMM chief staked claim to form the government on Wednesday after Champai Soren, who had taken oath as the 12th chief minister of Jharkhand on February 2 after Hemant Soren's arrest, resigned.

Hemant Soren, son of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, was released from jail on June 28 after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. On Wednesday, the JMM-led alliance in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leader.

Hemant Soren had resigned as the Chief Minister shortly before his arrest on January 31 by the Enforcement Directorate.

Meanwhile, official sources in New Delhi said the Enforcement Directorate is soon expected to approach the Supreme Court with a plea challenging the Jharkhand High Court order that granted bail to Hemant Soren.

In its June 28 order, the single bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay of the High Court stated that the court's belief that the petitioner (Soren) is "not guilty" was erroneous and that the accused does not satisfy the twin conditions as required under section 45 of the PMLA.

2024-07-04T08:43:29Z dg43tfdfdgfd