Jharkhand information: Hemant Soren as we speak (January 31) resigned as Jharkhand Chief Minister whereas the ruling JMM-led coalition proposed the identify of senior leader Champai Soren as the brand new state head.
Who is Champai Soren?
- Champai Soren is a seven-time MLA and he represents the Seraikella constituency in Jharkhand
- He served as an Independent MLA earlier than becoming a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
- Champai Soren is at the moment serving because the minister of transport within the Jharkhand authorities
- Champai Soren was an lively a part of the motion for separate statehood of Jharkhand
- He rose to prominence throughout the motion and got here to be referred to as the ‘Jharkhand Tiger’
Soren has been a legislator from Serikela meeting constituency for greater than three many years since 1991 and is recognized to be a loyalist of JMM supremo Shibu Soren.
Born in November 1956 at Jilinggora village in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district, Soren is a matriculate and father of seven youngsters. He is the son of a farmer and is not associated to the Hemant Soren household.
Hemant Soren resignation:
Today, Hemant Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan on the Raj Bhavan after about seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash laundering case linked to a land scam.
“Hemant Soren has resigned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. The ruling JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has proposed the name of senior JMM leader Champai Soren as the new CM,” state Congress president Rajesh Thakur stated.
Earlier, the legislators gathered on the CM residence elected Champai Soren because the leader of the JMM legislative get together. Party spokesperson Vinod Pandey stated a common consensus was reached on Champai Soren.
Earlier, there have been speculations that Hemant Soren’s spouse Kalpana’s identify might be proposed as the brand new CM.
ED questioning at Hemant Soren residence:
Earlier within the day, a staff of ED officers arrived on the residence of Hemant Soren for questioning within the alleged land scam. There was heavy police deployment across the Chief Minister’s residence in Ranchi. Section 144 was imposed inside a radius of 100 metres exterior the CM’s residence, Raj Bhavan and the ED workplace, amid the anticipation of protests, rallies and processions by the employees of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) over the motion of the central probe company.
The JMM staff had earlier gathered at Morabadi floor in opposition to the ED’s motion and raised slogans. On Monday, officers from the ED had visited Soren’s residence in Delhi to query him. The central company seized two vehicles and Rs 36 lakh however didn’t discover the JMM leader.
Later, Soren, in a letter to the Enforcement Directorate, stated he would file his assertion earlier than the company officers at 1 pm at his residence in Ranchi.
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