Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is learnt to have been given more time by the Election Commission to appear before it in a mining lease allotment matter after the JMM leader cited unavailability of his counsel. The personal hearing where Soren was to be present either in person or through his counsel, was slated for 3.00 PM on Tuesday.
Sources in the poll panel said since this is for the second time personal hearing in his case has been postponed, the fresh date of June 28 has been granted with condition that it will be last opportunity for such a hearing. Soren was earlier asked to appear before the EC on May 31 but he had sought more time and his appearance was rescheduled for June 14.