"Enforcement Directorate Raids Spreading in Country Like Locust Swarm": Ashok Gehlot
NDTV
The Rajasthan Chief Minister said the probe agency is being used to target opposition leaders and topple governments.
Launching a strong attack on the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has compared the agency's raids across the country to a "locust swarm from Pakistan" and said that, instead of its intended purpose, it is being used to target opposition leaders and topple governments. #WATCH | On Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says, "You are seeing that ED raids are taking place in the country. Just like "tiddi dal" (locust swarm) comes from Pakistan, similarly "ED dal" is coming today..." pic.twitter.com/SBNZzwb90M
Mr Gehlot's comments came on a day when the agency summoned the sons of Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra over money laundering charges in connection with an alleged paper leak last year. The agency had also carried out searches on the Jaipur and Sikar homes of Mr Dotasra last week. Assembly polls are scheduled to be held in the state on November 25.
Speaking at an event on Thursday, the chief minister said in Hindi, "You are all seeing what is happening in the country, ED raids are happening. You know about the 'tiddi dal' (locust swarm) that comes from Pakistan, these days an 'ED dal' is spreading across the country. They have made it a joke. I was reading an article today which said that the firepower of agencies like the CBI, ED and Income tax department is reducing."
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