Hemant Soren will appear before ED for the second time today

Jharkhand Political Crisis: Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Jharkhand, state Chief Minister Hemant Soren will appear before the ED for questioning today. Amidst fears of Chief Minister Soren's arrest, there is speculation that his wife Kalpana Soren will become the CM. Hemant Soren is the leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and till now ED has issued summons to him 10 times. Summons kept being issued one after the other, but till now Soren and ED could come face to face only once. Today will be the second time that Soren will appear before the ED.

There were also reports of Hemant Soren going missing recently. Later it came to light that he had gone to Delhi after traveling 1300 kilometers by road for some personal work. Yesterday he was seen in Ranchi where he was seen holding a meeting with the MLAs of his government. It was said that Hemant Soren traveled 1300 kilometers by road so that he could deceive the ED officials who were already guarding his house and the airport.

Events of last two days

When Hemant Soren was not found even in his Ranchi house and news came that he had gone to Delhi. ED officials investigated his house in South Delhi. Soren was not found there either but the investigating officers seized Rs 36 lakh and a BMW from here. BMWA is said to be from Haryana. When Chief Minister Soren reached Ranchi early yesterday morning, he held a meeting with the MLAs at the Chief Minister's residence. Soren's wife Kalpana Soren was seen in this meeting.

It has been said in the media reports that Hemant Soren had gone to Delhi to seek legal advice, where Soren has been told that if he has appeared before the ED and has also sent a reply to them on time, then this is how the ED will treat him. There is no point in investigating the house. Today, everyone's eyes will be on how the Chief Minister's interrogation with the ED is conducted, for how many hours it lasts and what Soren's reaction is to it.