The Directorate General of Law Enforcement (ED) summoned the Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, to the agency on August 24 in connection with a money laundering case.
Reacting to this, the leader of the state party, Rajesh Thakur, told PTI news agency: "The investigative agency is just making up a story. You (ED) asked him to appear before you on the 14th. August when CM has to fly the flag on Aug 15. So why did you summon him on August 24? You can ask him to appear on August 17 or 18.
He added, "It shows you're not in a hurry, you just want to create a message. That's not right."
Earlier on August 14, Jharkhand CM was summoned by the investigative agency for being involved in allegations of land fraud. However, Soren did not appear before the ED, citing that he was busy preparing for Independence Day celebrations in the state.
The ED sent Soren notice to file on August 14 at the federal agency's office here and filed its statement under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
"The minister did not appear before the ED today due to his busy schedule and pre-scheduled meetings. He questioned the timing of the ED's convening," an unnamed official said. know. Jharkhand leader Mukti Morcha, 48, was questioned by the ED for more than 9 hours on November 17 last year in connection with another money laundering case involving mining suspected to be illegal in the state. This.
The Central Elections Authority is investigating more than a dozen land transactions, including one involving defense land, in which a group of criminals, middlemen, and officials are accused of colluding to do so. fake vouchers and documents dating back to 1932.
