The CPI-M Kerala secretary MV Govindan said on Wednesday that the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) decision to give a clean chit to the BJP in the 2021 Kodakara hawala case has confirmed the CPI-M's claim that it is a politically motivated agency.
This marks the second major enforcement action against the senior Congress leader this month, following an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on March 10 in a separate money laundering investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has given a clean chit to the BJP in the 2021 Kodakara hawala money case.
Taking a jibe at central probe agencies in the wake of alleged discovery of cash from the residence of a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, the Congress on Friday said the fire brigade is doing a better job than the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation.
In a temporary relief to the DMK government of MK Stalin and in particular to V Senthil Balaji, Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise, Madras High Court on Thursday disapproved the manner in which Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths carried out the raid on the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) in the city
It may be noted that the Supreme Court has not yet taken a decision on whether a voluminous charge sheet can be given to the accused in electronic format.
Coming down heavily on the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said she did not believe that the four leaders, who are in jail custody, are involved in corruption.
With a “heavy heart”, Supreme Court judge Justice S.K. Kaul said on Thursday that the pleas challenging the powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) be placed before Chief Justice of India (CJI) for the constitution of a new bench.
ED sources said that former CPI leader Bhasurangan and his son Akhiljith were directly involved in the fraud.
A day after the Enforcement Directorate order to attach properties worth Rs 751.9 crore in the National Herald case, former Union minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday termed the development "a new low in politics".
