New Delhi: The Congress on Monday (February 20, 2023) termed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids in opposition to its get together leaders in Chhattisgarh for instance of “third rate politics” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking after ED carried out contemporary searches throughout Chhattisgarh as half of an ongoing investigation into the coal levy cash laundering case, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned that his get together won’t be intimidated by such “tactics”.
This is just not ‘Amrit Kaal’ however an “undeclared emergency”, he mentioned at a joint press convention with Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera.
Ramesh alleged that the probe businesses are being misused by the current regime.
He mentioned 17 opposition events have already come collectively in opposition to grant of powers to the ED below the PMLA and the opposition will collectively file the evaluation petition in the Supreme Court in opposition to its earlier judgement on the difficulty.
The two leaders charged that the prime minister is practising the politics of “vendetta and vengeance” by raiding Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh.
Their reactions got here after the central probe company on Monday carried out searches at a number of places in Chhattisgarh, together with at premises linked to Congress get together leaders.
The raids come days earlier than the three-day plenary session of the Congress get together from February 24-26 in state capital Raipur.