New Delhi, Aug 25 : The Election Commission has sent its response to the Jharkhand Raj Bhavan regarding Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s office of profit issue.Sources say that the letter containing the Election Commission’s view on the issue was sent out on Tuesday.
On Monday the team of the panel of election officials concluded the trial in the Hemant Soren mine leasing case, in which the BJP has accused him of having extended himself a mining lease and has sought his exclusion as an MLA.
The BJP had previously approached the panel of election officials to seek Hemant Soren’s disqualification due to “violating” the section 9-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which is concerned with the disqualification of government contracts.
In accordance with the regulations, if any doubt arises about whether or not a member of the House of the Legislature of a state is now the subject of any of the sanctions, the issue will be sent to the governor, who’s decision is final.
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