Hours earlier than his arrest, Hemant Soren had addressed a letter to the MLAs of the Mahagathbandhan, declaring Champai Soren as chief of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislative get together ‘if he will get arrested’. The letter was posted on the previous Chief Minister’s X account at midnight. Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash laundering case quickly after he resigned because the Chief Minister. Additional, his get together loyalist and state transport minister Champai Soren was named as his successor.
Earlier on Wednesday, Hemant Soren lodged a First Data Report (FIR) towards ED personnel over searches carried out by the company at his Delhi residence on Monday. Within the FIR, Soren alleged the probe company carried out the search to “harass and malign him and his entire community.”
HEMANT SOREN ARRESTED: WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR
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In a letter to the MLAs of the Opposition INDIA bloc, Hemant Soren on Wednesday mentioned, “If I am asked to quit from my post of the leader of the legislative party, the new leader will be chosen by me.” Because the letter was addressed earlier than the Enforcement Directorate grilled Soren, he mentioned, “I am going to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning today. If I get arrested, Champai Soren will become the leader of the legislative party.”
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Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan on the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday and was later arrested in reference to the cash laundering case. Earlier than his arrest, Soren was grilled for seven hours by the Enforcement Directorate. He additionally underwent a medical checkup later within the day.
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On Wednesday night, high leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA mentioned the scenario arising after the resignation and arrest of Hemant Soren. The assembly at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence was attended by Sonia Gandhi, CPI(M) common secretary Sitaram Yechury, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and DMK chief TR Baalu, amongst others.
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Earlier, the legislators gathered at Hemant Soren’s residence and elected the transport minister Champai Soren because the chief of the legislative get together, with get together spokesperson Vinod Pandey saying {that a} consensus was reached on his identify. A legislator from the Serikela meeting constituency for greater than three a long time since 1991, Champai Soren is thought to be a loyalist of JMM supremo and Hemant Soren’s father, Shibu Soren.
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In a social media submit following his arrest, Hemant Soren mentioned that he would preserve combating.
“…Life is a great battle, I have fought every moment, I will fight every moment but I will not beg for compromise,” a tough translation from his submit in Hindi urged.