‘Third-class politics for revenge and harassment’- Congress targets Center over ED raids on party leaders in Chhattisgarh
Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Kheda targeted the central government over ED raids on party leaders in Chhattisgarh. He said that daily revelations are being made about PM Modi’s favorite industrialist Gautam Adani, but no investigation is being done against him.
After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at 10 to 12 locations in Chhattisgarh, including the residences of Congress MLAs and people associated with the party, as part of its probe into the Coal Levy Case, the Congress on Monday accused the central government of criticized. The ED raids are taking place days before the plenary session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to be held in Raipur.
accused of destroying democracy
According to sources, the ED in Chhattisgarh has so far searched the premises of Congress leaders like Bhilai MLA Devendra Yadav, state Congress treasurer Ramgopal Agarwal, Girish Dewangan, RP Singh, Vinod Tiwari and Sunny Agarwal in Raipur and Bhilai. Is. On the other hand, while addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters in the national capital Delhi, Congress’ communication chief Jairam Ramesh and media department chairman Pawan Khera alleged that it has now become the job of the ED to “finish democracy”.
ED is on overdrive after 2014
Congress leaders said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been on overdrive ever since the BJP came to power at the Center in 2014. Pawan Khera said that the agency had conducted a total of 112 raids between 2004 and 2014 when the UPA was in power. In comparison, ED had conducted 3010 raids in the last eight years. Of these, 95 percent were targeted at opposition politicians.
Maximum 24 raids on Congress leaders
Pawan Khera said that since 2014, the ED has conducted raids targeting Congress leaders 24 times. While TMC leaders were targeted 19 times, NCP leaders 11 times, Shiv Sena leaders 8 times, DMK leaders 6 times, BJD leaders 6 times, RJD leaders 5 times and BSP leaders 5 times. done. While TDP leaders were targeted 5 times, INLD leaders 3 times, YSRCP leaders 3 times, CPM leaders 2 times, National Conference and PDP leaders 2 times each, AIADMK and MNS leaders 1 time each. .
BJP leader becomes brand ambassador of Fair and Lovely
Pawan Khera said the premises linked to Himanta Biswa Sarma were raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2014 in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam, but today he is “fair and lovable”. Because he has become the Chief Minister of Assam. What happened to the cases against him and also against Shubhendu Adhikari, BS Yeddyurappa, Reddy brothers, Mukul Roy…? There are many names… all of them have now become the brand ambassadors of Fair & Lovely.
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Do not consider our decency as weakness, the weather will change
Congress leaders said, “In some states we are also in power… In some states we will also come to power… 2024 is also coming… Weather will change… Our advice to the Prime Minister and the officials who have become puppets in his hands… Adopt our decency Consider it a jewel and not our weakness… we will also come someday… and wherever we are, something can be seen there too.”
Question on not investigating Gautam Adani
On the other hand, Jairam Ramesh insisted that the Congress is not going to bow down to the politics of intimidation. He said, “We will fight it firmly…even if there are raids…the government does not raid where it is needed…does not open the ED where it is needed…the revelations happening about industrialist Gautam Adani, the favorite of the Prime Minister. There is no investigation against them…no raids…the demand for JPC has also been turned down.
Booster dose against politics of vendetta and harassment
Jairam Ramesh said, “This is clearly vendetta politics, vendetta politics, victimization politics… This is supposed to be a curtain raiser for the plenary session of the Congress… We are not scared. We have nothing to hide. We will not be afraid. Modi’s FDI policy is of fear, deceit and intimidation… This is his real FDI policy.’He said, ‘These raids have increased our determination. Also a booster dose to be even more aggressive against the PM and fight against him for his third rate politics of vendetta and harassment.”
