India News | JMM Questions ED's Visit to Delhi Residence of Soren
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday questioned the visit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials to the chief minister's official residence in Delhi on Monday.
Ranchi, Jan 30 (PTI) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday questioned the visit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials to the chief minister's official residence in Delhi on Monday.
JMM spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya asked: “When the state chief minister Hemant Soren called the Enforcement Directorate to record his statement on January 31, why did they reach his official residence in Delhi yesterday?”
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He said that it is being said that the agency recovered Rs 36 lakh during the search.
"Wasn't that planned by ED and Babulal (Marandi) Ji ? They are treating him like a criminal but I would like to state that our CM is not afraid of anyone," he said.
Babulal Marandi is the Jharkhand BJP president and a former chief minister.
During the search in his Delhi house in connection with a money laundering case probe linked to an alleged land scam, the ED seized Rs 36 lakh, a BMW SUV and some "incriminating" documents, according to official sources in the national capital.
Soren is also the executive president of the JMM.
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