ED Inquiries on Chief Ministers: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren resigned from the post of Chief Minister of the state and soon after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. Soren has been arrested in an alleged money laundering case. He was one of the strong allies of the opposition India Alliance. However, he is not the only Chief Minister who is under investigation by ED. Apart from Hemant Soren, there are also Chief Ministers of many states against whom central agencies are investigating. These include the names of Chief Ministers from Delhi to Kerala.
ED has sent five summons to CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is under investigation by the central agency ED. ED has so far sent him 5 summons for questioning regarding the investigation, in which he has not appeared. Rumors of Kejriwal’s arrest have also been floating from time to time. Actually, ED is investigating against Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.
ED is also investigating CM Vijayan-CM Jaganmohan
ED is also investigating a money laundering case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The ED is investigating under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a 1995 case against the CPIM leader. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy is also under the scanner of ED. ED investigation is going on against him regarding the financial matters of Bharti Cements.
Revanth Reddy, who became Chief Minister for the first time, is also in the ED list.
Recently, Congress Party government has been formed in Telangana and Revanth Reddy has become the Chief Minister of the state for the first time. He is also under investigation by ED in a money laundering case. ED investigation is also going on against former Congress Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in three separate cases of money laundering. Investigation is also going on in separate cases against senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda and former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
Congress alleges BJP is misusing ED
The Congress party is continuously attacking the BJP which is in power at the Center regarding the action of ED against the leaders of opposition parties. The Congress party alleges that the BJP is using central investigative agencies against the opposition parties. Former Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi says, ‘ED, CBI, IT etc. are no longer government agencies, now they have become BJP’s ‘eliminate opposition cell’. The BJP itself, steeped in corruption, is running a campaign to destroy democracy in its obsession with power.
Hemant Soren reached Supreme Court against ED arrest, SC formed special bench on petition