“Central Agencies Being Used To Harass Political Opponents: Shiv Sena”
Mumbai: Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ on Friday alleged that central agencies like the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have become branches of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ED is more active in states where the party is not in power.
The editorial claimed that the Supreme Court had reprimanded the functioning of central agencies.
“The court has already declared that ‘the CBI is the parrot of the government cage’. Now he has also raised doubts about the functioning of the ED and Income Tax Department. The Central agencies are being used to harass political opponents,” it said.
Raising the issue of Narayan Rane, Saamna said that action has been taken against a Union minister in Maharashtra in a threatening cause.
It said, “The court upheld the action. Still, a CBI inquiry into the cases was sought. The importance of CBI has started to diminish.”
The editorial quoted the Supreme Court as saying, “The cases against sitting and former MPs, MLAs are pending for 15 to 20 years. Some cases have not even been investigated by CBI and ED. There is no charge sheet either. ED has been freed from confiscation of the property itself.”
“To avoid ED’s chase, some leaders in Maharashtra joined BJP and became ministers directly at the Centre. Fils closed as soon as they went to BJP. ED is becoming more active in those states where the Bharatiya Janata Party is not in power. ED and CBI have become the new branches of BJP. A senior ED official of the joint director level will soon join BJP. He has handled many important investigations. Now, he will be MLA and minister by contesting Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. What does this political connection of ED say?” Saamana claimed.
The editorial further alleged that judges, police personnel, and CBI officers join the BJP and are given a huge reward for their service to the party in the past.
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