Jharkhand CM Heman Soren: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, summoned by the ED for questioning in the illegal mining case, addressed media just before leaving for the ED office. “I am a chief minister. I hold a constitutional post. But the manner I am being summoned it feels like I will be fleeing the country. In fact, I don’t think apart from businessmen, any political leaders have fled the country,”
Hemant Soren reiterated that the allegations against him were baseless. “I am shocked that how can such a huge allegation can be brought against a chief minister so lightly,” Hemant Soren said.
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Protect democracy
“I am going to face the summons today. The democracy of this country needs to be protected,” Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said before appearing at the ED office in connection with the sand mining probe.
The chief minister said in his letter to the ED, he had mentioned that the aggregate royalty income from stone mining in the entire state for the last two years has been around ₹750 crores. “How come you claim a scam of ₹1,000 crore?” the chief minister said.
There was a conspiracy to topple the government, the chief minister said, adding that now the conspiracy was evident.
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Fair investigation
“The ED is expected to carry out its investigation in a fair and impartial manner without any hidden agenda or motive. I have taken an oath to uphold the constitution and the Rule of Law and in order to discharge my duties as an honest citizen of this country, I shall attend at your office today in compliance with the Summons issued for me,” Hemant wrote in his letter.
A huge number of security personnel were deployed outside the ED office in Ranchi ahead of Hemant Soren’s appearance. Soren was initially summoned on November 4 but he skipped the appearance citing his official schedule including a tribal festival being organized by the Chhattisgarh government. He had then challenged the ED to arrest him instead of sending a summons to him for questioning.
Soren had sought a three-week deferment of the summons issued to him in the case.
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