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Hemant Soren Appears In Ranchi; Wife & Odisha Native Kalpana Soren Next Jharkhand CM

Ranchi:30/1/24: After remaining ‘untraceable’ for 30 hours amid talks of his possible arrest in an alleged land scam, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was seen coming out of his official residence after a meeting of MLAs of the ruling coalition on Tuesday.

Interestingly, Hemant Soren’s wife, Kalpana, was also present in the meeting.

This came a day after BJP leader Nishikant Dubey claimed that Hemant Soren’s wife might replace him as the chief minister of Jharkhand, coinciding with a 13-hour search by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at the JMM leader’s 5/1 Shanti Niketan residence in south Delhi in connection with the money laundering investigation.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, an MLA of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), has resigned, reportedly to pave the way for Kalpana to contest election from Gandey.

In a letter dated January 29, Soren also informed the ED that he would appear for questioning at his residence at 1 pm on January 31.

According to India Today, the ED has amassed compelling evidence against Soren, implicating him in a land case, illegal mining, and coal mining in the state, and his arrest is imminent. The report further said that there is documentary evidence to link Soren with benami properties bought using proceeds of crime.

ABOUT KALPANA SOREN

Kalpana is from the Mayurbhanj in Odisha, the home district of President Droupadi Murmu. Kalpana got married to Hemant Soren on 7 February 2006. The 43-year-old Kalpana Soren holds an MBA and a master’s in engineering degrees. She is well-educated and admired by one and all in the JMM. She has two children, named Nikhil and Ansh. She has been strongly raising her voice for the rights of the tribal community, but she was earlier not active in politics. She is involved in organic farming and runs a school. She has three commercial buildings in her name with a net worth of Rs 4.87 crore.

Lately, Kalpana has been advising Hemant on numerous matters. She was also there at Hemant’s meeting with MLAs on Tuesday morning in Ranchi after returning to Ranchi.

 

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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