Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren calls on Governor Ramesh Bais, seeks copy of EC opinion in case against him

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday called on Governor Ramesh Bais and submitted a letter demanding a copy of the Election Commission opinion in the office of profit case against him. Last week, the EC had also sent its opinion to the Jharkhand Governor regarding the disqualification of the CM's brother Basant Soren from the state Assembly.

"Due to spread of news by BJP and selected leak from Your Excellency's office, there's a confusing and misleading situation has been created in the State government and public which is not good for people and the State," CM Soren wrote in a letter to Governor Bais.

He also sought a copy of the EC decision and urged the Governor to "provide an opportunity for reasonable hearing at the earliest" so that the atmosphere of uncertainty could be removed.

The BJP has sought the disqualification of Soren as an MLA accusing him of allocating a mining lease to himself while he held the state Mining portfolio in 2021. In February this year, the BJP submitted a memorandum to the state Governor Ramesh Bais seeking disqualification of Soren from the House under Section 9(A) of the Representation of People's Act. The Governor had forwarded the BJP complaint to the ECI and the poll panel in May had issued a notice to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader.

on August 25, the EC had sent its decision to the state Governor, sparking a political crisis in the state.