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Jharkhand CM Champai Soren Tenders Resignation; Hemant Soren To Take Oath On July 7
JMM Executive President Hemant Soren has staked claim to form the new Government.
New Delhi: In a major development, Jharkhand CM Champai Soren has tendered resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. Also, JMM Executive President Hemant Soren has staked claim to form the new Government. Earlier in the day, leaders and MLAs of the ruling coalition at a meeting at Champai Soren’s residence here unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as the JMM legislature party leader.
“I have resigned as per the decision of the JMM-led alliance. Our alliance is strong,” Champai Soren said after coming out of Raj Bhavan.
“All know what had happened with Hemant Soren Ji… I was given the responsibility by the coalition partners. Now, the alliance has decided in favour of Hemant Soren Ji,” he said.
Hemant Soren was released from jail on June 28 after nearly five months, after the high court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on January 31.
ED To Move SC Against Jharkhand HC’s Bail
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expected to approach the Supreme Court soon with a special leave petition (SLP) against a recent Jharkhand High Court order that granted bail to former chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren in a money-laundering case, official sources said on Wednesday.
The ED is likely to challenge the June 28 order passed by a bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay, stating that the court’s belief that Soren is “not guilty” is erroneous and the accused does not satisfy the twin conditions stipulated by section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The high court had said there was “reason to believe” that Soren was not guilty of the offence as alleged by the ED and there was no likelihood of the petitioner committing a similar offence.
Section 45 of the PMLA stipulates that bail can be given to a money-laundering accused if two conditions are met — if the court is prima facie satisfied that the accused did not commit the offence and that he is unlikely to commit any offence while on bail.
The federal agency is expected to move the apex court with these grounds mentioned in its SLP.
The ED’s legal team had, the day the high court granted the relief to Soren, requested the court for a stay on the implementation of the bail order for 48 hours, so that it could move the Supreme Court. However, the high court had rejected the plea.
(With inputs from agencies)