Ranchi: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is due to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning at the agency’s zonal office in Ranchi around 11.30am on Thursday in connection with an alleged money laundering case related to illegal mining in Sahebganj.
The Chief Minister has been asked to appear at the regional office of the ED in the state capital Ranchi for questioning and recording of his statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The JMM leader was initially summoned by the federal probe agency on November 3, but he did not depose citing official engagements. He had then sought a three-week deferment of the summons.
Addressing a ‘Milan Samaroh’ at his official residence on Wednesday, Soren slammed the BJP for the federal agency’s summons but did not name it. “By crook, they want to remove me from power. I will foil their conspiracy,” he said.
“We got a separate state (in 2000) after a long battle. But for about 20 years it remained in the hands of those (BJP) who never thought of the benefit of the state and who have nothing to do with Jal-Jungal-Jamin (land) and tribals.
“The overall development of the state is only possible when rural and tribal development is given priority,” the chief minister added.
Soren also said that time has come when ‘Moolvasis’ and ‘Adivasis’ will have to be united under one roof.
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