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The biggest and shocking news of this time is coming out from the political and administrative corridors of Jharkhand. The legal troubles of state Chief Minister and senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren have once again increased. Chief Minister Hemant Soren has received a huge blow from the court in the high-profile money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Considering the seriousness of the case, the Special Court has completely rejected the discharge petition filed by Hemant Soren. If seen from the point of view of a crime and political reporter, after this tough stance of the court, now the way has been completely cleared for hearing the cases against the Chief Minister and framing of charge frame in this serious case of money laundering.
The decision came after hours of heated debate between the two parties in the court. Hearing regarding this case was going on continuously for the last several days in the special court of ED located in Ranchi. Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s lawyers had argued before the court that all the allegations made by the central agency are completely baseless and politically motivated. He had claimed that there was no direct evidence of money laundering against Soren, hence he should be immediately discharged from the case. On the other hand, the ED government lawyers strongly opposed this argument and presented several important documents and statements of witnesses before the court. The ED claimed that it had solid evidence of the Chief Minister’s involvement, after which the court ruled to dismiss Soren’s petition.
What is this whole money laundering case which has increased the tension of CM? This entire controversy is related to the money laundering network related to the big land scam and illegal mining in Ranchi and surrounding areas. The Central Investigation Agency alleges that in this entire game, black money was converted into white on a large scale and government rules were flouted. In connection with the investigation of this case, ED had earlier interrogated Chief Minister Hemant Soren for a long time and he also had to face a long legal battle. Now the rejection of the discharge petition simply means that the court is prima facie considering sufficient grounds to prosecute Soren, due to which the Chief Minister’s troubles may increase further in the coming days.
Opposition’s sharp attack: BJP demands resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren With this big decision of the court, political turmoil has started once again in Jharkhand. The main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opened a front against Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The state leadership of BJP has immediately held a press conference and demanded the Chief Minister to resign from his post on moral grounds. The opposition says that the Chief Minister, against whom the court has given sanction to prosecute on serious charges like money laundering, has no constitutional right to continue in his post. BJP has now started preparing to launch a big movement across the state on this issue.
JMM and ruling party claim: Will challenge in higher court, have full faith in justice On the other hand, the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress alliance is fully engaged in damage control after this setback. JMM spokespersons have made it clear that they respect this decision of the court, but they will soon approach the High Court against it. The ruling party says that this fight is not over yet and they have full faith in the judiciary of the country that the Chief Minister will definitely get justice from the higher court. However, this court decision has brought a new upheaval in the politics of Jharkhand and the political rhetoric on this issue is expected to intensify in the coming days from Ranchi to Delhi.