Jharkhand: Hemant Soren, the executive president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), has resumed his role as the Jharkhand Chief Minister. On Monday (July 8), the JMM-led coalition's ten leaders, including former chief minister Champai Soren, took the oath of office as ministers in the Hemant Soren government of Jharkhand.
JMM leader and Jharkhand's chief minister Champai Soren resigned on July 3 to make way for his predecessor Hemant, who is released on bail, to lead the party-led coalition government once more. After Champai Soren met with Governor C P Radhakrishnan and submitted his resignation, Hemant, declared his intention to take over the administration.
At a ceremony held in the Raj Bhavan, Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 11 leaders in front of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, other prominent members of the JMM-led alliance, and government officials.
The three new faces in the 12-member cabinet, which also includes the chief minister, are Baidynath Ram of JMM, Irfan Ansari of the Congress, and Deepika Pandey Singh of Mahagama and Jamtara. Apart from JMM's Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, Hafizul Hasan, Dipak Birua, and Bebi Devi, and RJD's Satyanand Bhokta, the Congress's Rameshwar Oraon and Banna Gupta also kept their ministerial positions.
Earlier in the day, the Hemant Soren government won a vote of confidence in the assembly amid a walkout staged by opposition members.
Hemant Soren took oath as Jharkhand CM for the third time today
On July 4, Soren was sworn in as the chief minister of Jharkhand once more. He had been imprisoned for around five months for his alleged involvement in a land scam case before being released on bail on June 28. Following Hemant Soren's oath of office as chief minister, Governor CP Radhakrishnan of Jharkhand declares, "We follow the Constitution. We all have to address the problems of the poor people. That's what I am expecting from the new government"
#WATCH | JMM executive president and former CM Hemant Soren takes oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi.
Governor CP Radhakrishnan administers him the oath to office. pic.twitter.com/b0LydgYuxb— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2024
Champai Soren's congratulatory message for Hemant Soren
After Hemant Soren took the oath of office as Chief Minister, former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Champai Soren said, "A new government has been formed today, I congratulate Hemant Babu."
Hemant Soren takes oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand
At Raj Bhavan in Ranchi, JMM executive president and former chief minister Hemant Soren takes the oath of office as Jharkhand's chief minister. The oath of office is administered to him by Governor CP Radhakrishnan.
Hemant Soren arrives at Raj Bhavan to take oath as CM
Arriving at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi are JMM national president Shibu Soren and executive president Hemant Soren. At 5:00 p.m. today, Hemant Soren will take the oath of office as the chief minister of Jharkhand.
Hemant Soren will be sworn in as the chief minister of Jharkhand today
JMM President Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today. Hemant Soren made a jab at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government, declaring that the end of the "anti-democracy conspiracy" hatched by the rivals has begun. He also thanked the Governor ahead of the ceremony. Governor of Jharkhand shared on X, "Invited Hemant Soren to take oath today after appointing him as the CM-designate of Jharkhand".
JMM President Hemant Soren has arrived at Raj Bhavan
Hemant Soren, the President of JMM, and other leaders of the INDIA Bloc have arrived in Ranchi's Raj Bhavan. This comes just a few days after Soren was given bail in a case involving money laundering that is connected to land fraud. According to party sources, at a meeting held at CM Champai Soren's home, alliance leaders and MLAs overwhelmingly chose Hemant Soren to be the JMM legislature party leader.
The swift modifications happened just hours after Hemant was designated as the legislature wing leader of the JMM-led alliance by its leaders and MLAs during a meeting. According to sources, following a smooth handover of power, Hemant would now try to fulfil the remaining promises that will make up his candidacy in the Assembly elections that are scheduled for November of this year.
Hemant was compelled to resign as the Chief Minister and choose Champai to succeed him after being arrested by the ED for five months in connection with an alleged land scam case. The Jharkhand High Court granted him bail on June 28 after finding that there were "reasons to believe that he was not guilty of the offence." He is expected to emphasize during his Assembly campaign trail how he was made to resign from his position as chief minister because of being imprisoned for five months based on a "false case," according to JMM officials.
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