Daily Pioneer: Ranchi: Saturday, 29 October 2022.
Neither the Raj Bhawan nor the Election Commission of India (ECI) is bound to provide information of disqualification of Chief Minister on office of profit issue, stated a reply on the RTI query made by a JMM leader. The leader form the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha had filed a Right to Information query with the Governor’s secretariat asking what opinion the Election Commission had given on Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s possible disqualification as an MLA.
The RTI query was made by one JMM leader Hemant Kumar Mahto of Kasmar block of Bokaro district. It has been told in the reply that the information and documents sought are exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1) (e) and 8(1)(h) of the Right to Information Act 2005. If you are not satisfied with the reply provided, first appeal can be made within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. Apart from this, details of the appellate authority are given.
It is clear from the reply of the Election Commission of India that the case of Hemant Soren's mining lease case has been kept out of the Right to Information. Therefore, neither the Raj Bhavan nor the Election Commission of India is bound to provide the information sought in this matter. It is clear from the reply given by the Election Commission of India that even the Raj Bhavan will not provide any kind of information to JMM.
The JMM leader last month had filed the RTI query as many as 45 days have passed since the poll panel submitted its opinion to Ramesh Bais on an office-of-profit complaint against Soren over holding a mining lease, but the governor is yet to disclose the contents.
The JMM leadership had alleged that there was uncertainty in Jharkhand during which the ruling JMM-Congress combined alleged attempts by the BJP to topple the government.
Earlier in September, Hemant had met governor Bais and urged him to clear the confusion prevailing in the state over the poll panel’s opinion on his “disqualification” as a member of the Assembly in connection with the office-of-profit case.
“Provide a copy of the decision of the Election Commission and provide an opportunity for reasonable hearing at the earliest so that the atmosphere of uncertainty engulfing the state, which is dangerous for healthy democracy, can be removed soon,” Soren had urged the governor in a two-page letter submitted to him.
The Chief Minister had also said the Opposition BJP had been taking advantage of the uncertainty to “destabilise a democratically elected government by trying to poach ruling UPA (United Progressive Alliance) MLAs.”
Neither the Raj Bhawan nor the Election Commission of India (ECI) is bound to provide information of disqualification of Chief Minister on office of profit issue, stated a reply on the RTI query made by a JMM leader. The leader form the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha had filed a Right to Information query with the Governor’s secretariat asking what opinion the Election Commission had given on Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s possible disqualification as an MLA.
The RTI query was made by one JMM leader Hemant Kumar Mahto of Kasmar block of Bokaro district. It has been told in the reply that the information and documents sought are exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1) (e) and 8(1)(h) of the Right to Information Act 2005. If you are not satisfied with the reply provided, first appeal can be made within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. Apart from this, details of the appellate authority are given.
It is clear from the reply of the Election Commission of India that the case of Hemant Soren's mining lease case has been kept out of the Right to Information. Therefore, neither the Raj Bhavan nor the Election Commission of India is bound to provide the information sought in this matter. It is clear from the reply given by the Election Commission of India that even the Raj Bhavan will not provide any kind of information to JMM.
The JMM leader last month had filed the RTI query as many as 45 days have passed since the poll panel submitted its opinion to Ramesh Bais on an office-of-profit complaint against Soren over holding a mining lease, but the governor is yet to disclose the contents.
The JMM leadership had alleged that there was uncertainty in Jharkhand during which the ruling JMM-Congress combined alleged attempts by the BJP to topple the government.
Earlier in September, Hemant had met governor Bais and urged him to clear the confusion prevailing in the state over the poll panel’s opinion on his “disqualification” as a member of the Assembly in connection with the office-of-profit case.
“Provide a copy of the decision of the Election Commission and provide an opportunity for reasonable hearing at the earliest so that the atmosphere of uncertainty engulfing the state, which is dangerous for healthy democracy, can be removed soon,” Soren had urged the governor in a two-page letter submitted to him.
The Chief Minister had also said the Opposition BJP had been taking advantage of the uncertainty to “destabilise a democratically elected government by trying to poach ruling UPA (United Progressive Alliance) MLAs.”
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