Champai Soren, who once tilled fields with his father in a remote village in Jharkhand's Saraikela-Kharsawan district, rose to the post of chief minister on February 2, days after his predecessor Hemant Soren resigned shortly before he was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case.
Jharkhand witnessed dramatic political shifts as Chief Minister Champai Soren resigned, paving the way for Hemant Soren to take charge. Champai Soren cited the alliance's decision in electing Hemant Soren as leader, while BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo criticized Hemant Soren's ambitions, alleging a hunger for power amidst ongoing controversies.
During a courtesy visit by Lieutenant-General Ram Chander Tiwari, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command, to the state secretariat, the CM emphasised that establishing a tribal regiment would provide distinct recognition to tribals from across the country within the Army
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta indicated that the pendency of this case need not stop the HC from pronouncing their order in Soren's bail plea. The case in SC will now come up for hearing in the week commencing May 6
"The swearing-in ceremony has been deferred. Now, it will take place at 3pm on February 16," Alam told PTI, citing the two-day second-leg of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state starting February 14 as the reason for the change.
Making 1932 the cut-off year for the domicile policy will help descendants of those, who were living in present-day Jharkhand before that year, avail benefits in various schemes and get government jobs.
Soren chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Secretary L Khiangte, DGP Ajay Kumar Singh and other senior officers.
Hemant Soren met Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhawan in Ranchi in the late hours of January 31, and handed over his resignation after about six hours of questioning by the ED
Champai Soren actively participated in the Jharkhand movement in the late 90s along with Shibu Soren, and soon gained fame as the 'Kolhan Tiger.' He started his political career by becoming an independent MLA through a by-election on the Saraikela seat.
Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan had earlier this week said that the ED was doing its duty and Soren should provide the “right answers” to the probe agency.
Soon after Soren went to Dumka, an official from the Chief Minister’s Office reached the ED office and handed over a letter, sources said.
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia hit out at the INDIA bloc following the recovery of a huge sum of cash by central probe agencies during raids at locations related to a business group linked to Congress MP from Jharkhand Dhiraj Prasad Sahu.
The approvals were given during a meeting of council of ministers chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting here chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Jharkhand Health minister Banna Gupta informed the Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya about state's preparations to deal with the new variants of the disease.