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<\/div>\nChampai Soren took oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister on Thursday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren arrived in assembly today amid tight security as Champai Soren – who stepped into his shoes after his arrest – faced a trust vote to prove his government’s majority.<\/p>\n
Addressing the assembly, Mr Soren alleged that even Raj Bhavan had a role to play in his arrest. “On the night of January 31, for the first time in the country, a chief minister was arrested…and I believe that Raj Bhavan was also involved in this incident,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The day will be remembered as a black chapter in India’s history,” Mr Soren said.<\/p>\n
He said Champen Soren has full support of the ruling alliance in Jharkhand.<\/p>\n
A special court in Ranchi had allowed Hemant Soren, also the Executive President of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to take part in the trust vote – a litmus test for the Champai Soren-led government.<\/p>\n
Mr Soren pleaded before the court that he is a member of the assembly and has a right to participate in the special session which is crucial for his party.<\/p>\n
Champai Soren, veteran leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, took oath as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Friday, days after Hemant Soren was arrested.<\/p>\n
The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Hemant Soren is involved in a Rs 600-crore land scam and the laundering of its proceeds.<\/p>\n
The land scam involves a “huge racket” to change of ownership of government land and selling it to builders, the agency has alleged.<\/p>\n
The agency has so far arrested 14 people in the case, including 2011-batch IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan who served as the director of the state Social Welfare Department and deputy commissioner of Ranchi.<\/p>\n
Mr Soren has claimed that he is the target of a huge conspiracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n