ED taking up cases with political motive and bias, claims CPI(M) Keralam secretary M.V. Govindan
CPI(M) leader M.V. Govindan has accused the Enforcement Directorate of acting with political bias to target Opposition leaders. He cited specific investigations into party members as evidence of the agency's alleged alignment with the ruling BJP's political agenda.
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The article reflects the ongoing tension between federal investigative agencies and opposition parties in India, raising questions about institutional independence.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is taking up cases with a political motive and bias to target leaders of Opposition parties in the country, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Keralam State secretary M.V. Govindan has alleged.
He was opening a public meeting titled ‘The politics of ED’ here on Sunday evening to explain the party’s position related to the recent ED searches on the premises of the friends and acquaintances of P.A. Mohamed Riyas, Beypore MLA and CPI(M) State secretariat member. The searches were part of an investigation into the alleged financial transactions between the now-defunct Exalogic Solutions Private Ltd. owned by Mr. Riyas’ wife T. Veena, who is the daughter of Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan, and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. in an alleged pay-off case.
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