ED can present Hemant Soren in court today and demand remand. Meanwhile, Hemant Soren remembered a poem by Hindi poet Shivmangal Singh Suman in a tweet from his official X (Twitter) handle.
Hemant Soren Case, New Delhi : Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land scam case. Prior to his arrest, he submitted his resignation to the Governor at Raj Bhavan, which was promptly accepted. Following this, the ED arrested him. Simultaneously, the ED can present Hemant Soren in court today to demand remand. Meanwhile, Hemant Soren shared a tweet from his official Twitter handle, which is part of an excerpt from a poem.
Hemant Soren tweeted and said, ‘This is a pause, life is a great battle, I have fought every moment, I will fight every moment, but I will not beg for compromise, whether in defeat or in victory, there is not a little in it, I am afraid of smallness, don’t touch me now. ‘You are great, remain steadfast, I will not spare the pain of the hearts of my people in vain, I will not accept defeat… Jai Jharkhand!’ This tweet of Hemant Soren has been viewed by more than 6 lakh people so far.
यह एक विराम है
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) January 31, 2024
जीवन महासंग्राम है
हर पल लड़ा हूं, हर पल लड़ूंगा
पर समझौते की भीख मैं लूंगा नहीं
क्या हार में, क्या जीत में
किंचित नहीं भयभीत मैं
लघुता न अब मेरी छुओ
तुम हो महान, बने रहो
अपने लोगों के हृदय की वेदना
मैं व्यर्थ त्यागूंगा नहीं
हार मानूंगा नहीं...
जय झारखण्ड! pic.twitter.com/oduWMRGOmQ
Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday following over eight hours of interrogation regarding alleged money laundering in the land fraud case. Officials stated that he was subsequently taken to the ED office for a medical examination.
Prior to his arrest, Soren submitted his resignation as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan. Accompanied by alliance MLAs, he was then transported from Raj Bhavan to the ED office.
Rajesh Thakur, State Congress President, said, “Hemant Soren has stepped down as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. The ruling JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has nominated senior JMM leader Champai Soren for the position of the new chief minister.”
Fighter Hemant Soren releases video message for the people of Jharkhand before getting arrested by ED.
— Anshuman Sail Nehru (@AnshumanSail) February 1, 2024
Hemant Soren also explains how BJP has framed him falsely without any evidences. pic.twitter.com/L3kvwRn8SU
JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren informed reporters, ‘We have asserted our claim to establish a new government with the backing of 47 MLAs.’ Sources within JMM stated that former Chief Minister Hemant Soren approached the Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday night, though the specific reason for Soren’s court filing remains undisclosed. The division bench, presided by Acting Chief Justice Shri Chandrashekhar and Justice Anubha Rawat Chaudhary, is set to hear his petition on Thursday morning.