New Delhi: Welcoming the bail granted to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the JMM leader has been arrested due to political hatred.
In a post on Twitter, the Congress leader said he spoke to Soren over phone and expressed happiness over his release.
Rahul Gandhi said in the post, "The arrest of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has been done in the spirit of revenge and political hatred."
"We welcome the High Court's decision to grant him bail - expressed our happiness after speaking to Soren ji over phone," he said.
He said, "Those who walk with the spirit of protecting the Constitution, the truth itself protects them."
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader in a money laundering case related to the land scam.
On June 13, the High Court had reserved its decision on Soren's bail plea.
In a post on Twitter, the Congress leader said he spoke to Soren over phone and expressed happiness over his release.
Rahul Gandhi said in the post, "The arrest of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has been done in the spirit of revenge and political hatred."
"We welcome the High Court's decision to grant him bail - expressed our happiness after speaking to Soren ji over phone," he said.
He said, "Those who walk with the spirit of protecting the Constitution, the truth itself protects them."
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader in a money laundering case related to the land scam.
On June 13, the High Court had reserved its decision on Soren's bail plea.
