Welcoming the bail granted to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the JMM leader was arrested out of political malice.
In a post on X, the Congress leader said he talked to Mr Soren on phone and expressed happiness on his release.
झारखंड के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन जी की गिरफ्तारी बदले और राजनीतिक दुर्भावना से की गई थी।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 28, 2024
उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा उन्हें जमानत देने के फैसले का हम स्वागत करते हैं - सोरेन जी से फोन पर बात कर अपनी खुशी ज़ाहिर की।
जो संविधान की रक्षा की भावना ले कर चलते हैं, सत्य खुद उनकी…
"The arrest of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was done out of revenge and political malice," Rahul Gandhi said in the post.
"We welcome the High Court's decision to grant him bail - expressed my happiness by speaking to Soren ji over the phone," he said.
"Those who move with the spirit of protecting the Constitution, truth itself protects them," he added.
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader in a money laundering case linked to land scam.
The high court had on June 13 reserved its decision on Mr Soren's bail plea.
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