Champai Soren to be new Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren resigns

Hemant Soren on Wednesday resigned as Jharkhand Chief Minister while the ruling JMMled coalition proposed the name of senior leader Champai Soren as new state headHemant Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan after about seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to a land scamJharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur said CM Hemant Soren has decided to resign Champai Soren has been chosen as the new leader of the Legislative party All the MLAs are with usWATCH Ranchi Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur says CM Hemant Soren has decided to resign Champai Soren has been chosen as the new leader of the Legislative party All the MLAs are with us pictwittercomtMG9ksaLZRmdash ANI ANI January 31 2024Earlier Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren waved at people while leaving his residence for Raj BhavanJharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on Wednesday in his official residence for more than six hours amid heavy security cover and high political drama the PTI reportedEarlier in the day Soren lodged an FIR against ED personnel over searches conducted by the agency at his Delhi residence on Monday officials saidSoren alleged that the ED conducted the search to harass and malign him and his entire community the officials said quoting the FIRSoren 48 who is also the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha JMM was previously questioned on January 20 in connection with the caseThe interrogation however remained incomplete on that day when he was grilled for more than seven hours an official saidSoren is being questioned as part of an investigation into a huge racket of illegal change of land ownership by the mafia in Jharkhand according to officials from the Enforcement Directorate EDSoren lodged an FIR against senior ED personnel at the SCST police station here over searches conducted by the agency at his residence in the national capital officials saidAn FIR has been lodged against some senior ED officials we got the application from the chief minister Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kumar Sinha told PTIAn ED team searched Sorens Delhi residence on Monday and camped there for almost 13 hours in order to question him in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land deal in JharkhandThe agency claimed to have seized Rs 36 lakh an SUV and some incriminating documents during the searchMy family members and I have suffered and experienced immense mental psychological and emotional harm because of the acts committed he said in the FIR according to the officialswith ANI and PTI inputs