Hemant Soren moves SC against fresh summons by Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday moved the Supreme Court against the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to an alleged mining scam in Jharkhand, reported Live Law.

The central agency has asked the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader to appear before it on September 23.

The fresh summons were issued after Soren had already moved the top court challenging previous summons sent to him to depose on August 24 at the central agency’s office in Ranchi and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Before this, the Enforcement Directorate had issued a similar summon on August 14.

Notably, Soren was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for nine hours in the case in November last year.

In his plea on Sunday, Soren contended that the repeated summons were politically motivated and were being sent to “browbeat, humiliate and intimidate” him, reported Live Law.

He alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre is using the Enforcement Directorate to target Opposition leaders who are not following the lines of the government.

“...This targeting has picked up the pace with the date of General Elections fast approaching and the formation of the Opposition alliance INDIA against the ruling NDA [National Democratic Alliance],” he said, according to NDTV.

Soren emphasised that...

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