The BJP has alleged that Mr Soren had violated the electoral law by giving himself a mining lease when he was the minister in charge of mines in 2021.
The BJP has alleged that Mr Soren had violated the electoral law by giving himself a mining lease when he was the minister in charge of mines in 2021.
The Election Commission on August 25, 2022 sent an office of profit complaint against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais, who referred the matter to the Election Commission earlier this year.
An Election Commission official said that the Commission’s recommendation in the matter has been sent to the Governor in a sealed cover. The BJP had complained to the governor that Mr Soren had allotted himself a mining lease in 2021, holding the portfolio of Mines Minister. The Election Commission was asked to investigate the matter and recommend whether Mr. Soren should be. disqualified or not.
Responding to the reports of the Election Commission’s decision, the Chief Minister’s Office in a statement said: “The Chief Minister has been apprised of several media reports about the Election Commission sending a report to the Hon’ble Governor of Jharkhand, which is clearly a recommending his disqualification as MLA.” The CMO has not received any letter from the Election Commission or the Governor in this regard.
“It appears that BJP leaders including a BJP MP and his puppet journalists have themselves drafted the EC report, which is otherwise a sealed cover report. This blatant misuse of constitutional authorities and public agencies and this shamefully complete takeover by the BJP headquarters at Deendayal Upadhyay Marg is unseen in Indian democracy,” Mr Soren said via statement.