Jharkhand

• 01 Feb 2024

Champai Soren New CM of Jharkhand

Why in News?

Recently, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Legislature Party elected Transport Minister Champai Soren as new leader after Hemant Soren resigned as Chief Minister.

Key Points

• The Enforcement Directorate arrested Hemant Soren in a land scam case soon after he resigned as Jharkhand Chief Minister.
  • The resignation came after the ED officials questioned the CM for more than seven hours at his official residence in Ranchi.
  • Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan has accepted the resignation.
• Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Transport Minister Champai Soren was elected leader of the Legislature Party.
• Champai Soren is a five-time MLA from Seraikela. In the 1990s, he actively took part in the movement for the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand along with JMM patron Shibu Soren.

Directorate of Enforcement (ED)

• The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offences of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.
• It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance.
• As a premier financial investigation agency of the Government of India, the Enforcement Directorate functions in strict compliance with the Constitution and Laws of India.