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NEW DELHI: Jharkhand governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday invited JMM legislative leader Champai Soren to form government in the state.
Champai Soren is expected to take oath as Jharkhand chief minister tomorrow.
The invitation from the governor came hours after Champai Soren released a video of 43 MLAs taking a number count to establish the support required to become the chief minister.
In the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance, which includes Congress and RJD has 47 MLAs, including 29 of JMM, 17 of Congress, and 1 of RJD. The BJP has 25 members and the AJSU party has three MLAs. The NCP and CPI (ML)L have one member each, apart from 3 Independents.
“We have demanded from the governor that the process to start the formation of a new government should begin. The governor has assured us that the process will begin soon,” Champai Soren told reporters after meeting the governor. The JMM leader met the governor on Thursday evening after nearly 20 hours of wait.
“Currently, we have submitted the report with 43 MLAs in our support. We expect that the number will reach 46-47 so there is no problem. Our ‘gathbandhan‘ (alliance) is very strong,” he added.
The invite from the Raj Bhavan has also rubbed out a potential political crisis that was looming large in the state following the arrest of former chief minister Hemant Soren in an alleged land and mining scams.
Meanwhile, a special PMLA court in Ranchi sent Hemant Soren to one-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged land scam case.
Hemant Soren, who has moved the Supreme Court against his arrest, has said in his petition that he was arrested from the Raj Bhavan where he had gone to tender his resignation as the chief minister along with JMM MLAs and those of the allied parties who enjoy a clear majority in the state assembly.
“The arrest of the petitioner around 10.10pm on January 31, 2024 is illegal and malafide and without jurisdiction,” Soren’s plea in SC claimed.
“The arrest is a part of a well-orchestrated conspiracy which has been given shape at the anvil of the general elections slated in a few months,” it said.
Soren alleged the ED’s action, initiated at the behest of the central government, was aimed at toppling his democratically elected government.
‘Hemant Soren refused to receive arrest order’
The ED has claimed that Hemant Soren was informed about his arrest at about 5 pm last evening but he was “reluctant” to receive the order as he first wanted to submit his resignation from the chief minister’s post.
The probe agency also alleged that a dozen land parcels in Ranchi measuring about 8.5 acres in total are in “illegal possession, occupation and use” of the JMM leader and are proceeds of crime under the anti-money laundering law.
“He (Soren) was informed about his arrest at around 5 pm. However, he was reluctant to receive the orders before he tendered his resignation from the post of chief minister to the Hon’ble Governor, Jharkhand,” the central agency informed a special PMLA court while seeking his custody.
The agency alleged, in the remand note accessed by PTI, that Soren left for the Governor House (Raj Bhavan) without consent and without completing the ongoing proceedings.” “The written grounds of arrest could be served to him at 10 pm,” the ED told the court.
(With agencies input)
Champai Soren is expected to take oath as Jharkhand chief minister tomorrow.
The invitation from the governor came hours after Champai Soren released a video of 43 MLAs taking a number count to establish the support required to become the chief minister.
In the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance, which includes Congress and RJD has 47 MLAs, including 29 of JMM, 17 of Congress, and 1 of RJD. The BJP has 25 members and the AJSU party has three MLAs. The NCP and CPI (ML)L have one member each, apart from 3 Independents.
“We have demanded from the governor that the process to start the formation of a new government should begin. The governor has assured us that the process will begin soon,” Champai Soren told reporters after meeting the governor. The JMM leader met the governor on Thursday evening after nearly 20 hours of wait.
“Currently, we have submitted the report with 43 MLAs in our support. We expect that the number will reach 46-47 so there is no problem. Our ‘gathbandhan‘ (alliance) is very strong,” he added.
The invite from the Raj Bhavan has also rubbed out a potential political crisis that was looming large in the state following the arrest of former chief minister Hemant Soren in an alleged land and mining scams.
Meanwhile, a special PMLA court in Ranchi sent Hemant Soren to one-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged land scam case.
Hemant Soren, who has moved the Supreme Court against his arrest, has said in his petition that he was arrested from the Raj Bhavan where he had gone to tender his resignation as the chief minister along with JMM MLAs and those of the allied parties who enjoy a clear majority in the state assembly.
“The arrest of the petitioner around 10.10pm on January 31, 2024 is illegal and malafide and without jurisdiction,” Soren’s plea in SC claimed.
“The arrest is a part of a well-orchestrated conspiracy which has been given shape at the anvil of the general elections slated in a few months,” it said.
Soren alleged the ED’s action, initiated at the behest of the central government, was aimed at toppling his democratically elected government.
‘Hemant Soren refused to receive arrest order’
The ED has claimed that Hemant Soren was informed about his arrest at about 5 pm last evening but he was “reluctant” to receive the order as he first wanted to submit his resignation from the chief minister’s post.
The probe agency also alleged that a dozen land parcels in Ranchi measuring about 8.5 acres in total are in “illegal possession, occupation and use” of the JMM leader and are proceeds of crime under the anti-money laundering law.
“He (Soren) was informed about his arrest at around 5 pm. However, he was reluctant to receive the orders before he tendered his resignation from the post of chief minister to the Hon’ble Governor, Jharkhand,” the central agency informed a special PMLA court while seeking his custody.
The agency alleged, in the remand note accessed by PTI, that Soren left for the Governor House (Raj Bhavan) without consent and without completing the ongoing proceedings.” “The written grounds of arrest could be served to him at 10 pm,” the ED told the court.
(With agencies input)
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