Sun, Jan 28, 2024
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ ITDC NEWS R Ahead of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case, the Delhi Police has denied permission for a Congress rally.
Zee News reported that the party has requested the Delhi Police to reconsider. The party had decided that all its top leaders and MPs would take out a protest march to the agency headquarters and stage a "satyagraha" against what the party termed "misuse" of the ED by the Centre. The Congress accused the ruling BJP of indulging in vendetta politics while asserting the former party chief "won't back down".
The Congress on Sunday held a series of press conferences—Sachin Pilot in Lucknow, Vivek Tankha in Raipur, Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal, Sanjay Nirupam in Shimla, Ranjeet Ranjan in Chandigarh, Pawan Khera in Ahmedabad and Alka Lamba in Dehradun—to express solidarity with Rahul Gandhi and accuse the BJP of indulging in vendetta politics.
Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh said, "No FIR has been registered so far in this case. There is no proof... This is an effort to put political pressure on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi."
"This is politics of putting pressure. It has become the habit of the current regime to frame false cases for political vendetta," he alleged.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan alleged that the ED summonses were part of the BJP-led Centre's "tactic to muzzle the voice of the opposition and divert public attention from issues like inflation, unemployment and the deteriorating security situation in Kashmir".
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera claimed that the BJP fears Rahul Gandhi as he has the courage to ask questions. "You can't suppress Rahul Gandhi anywhere, that's why you are trying to tarnish the image of Rahul Gandhi," he said at a press conference in Ahmedabad.
In Shimla, Congress spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam accused the Narendra Modi government of "misusing" the CBI, ED and other central agencies to harass its political opponents. The Congress also put out a series of tweets using the hashtag "BJP Vendetta Exposed".
"When the truth begins to come out, so does the ED. But the truth can't stay hidden for long because we will always fight for it," the party said. In another tweet, it said India is raising its voice against the "hate instigated by the BJP". "Now the ED has come in to silence this voice. But our voice against hate cannot be quelled. The fight goes on."
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