ED rejects Soren’s plea to shift summons date

RANCHI: Turning down the request of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to change his date of appearance, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the former to appear before it on Thursday, people aware of the development said on Tuesday.

People aware of the matter said Soren wrote to the federal agency, requesting it to allow him to appear before it on Wednesday, a day prior to the scheduled day of appearance on Thursday. However, the federal agency has turned down the request.

The request has been turned down on technical grounds and he has been asked to appear before it according to the original schedule, a senior official said.