Manish Sisodia arrest: From Sonia Gandhi to Manish Sisodia, opposition leaders came under the target of CBI and ED
In two decades, the number of opposition leaders who have come under the target of central investigative agencies is increasing rapidly.
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In two decades, the number of opposition leaders who have come under the target of central investigative agencies is increasing rapidly. From Sonia Gandhi to Manish Sisodia, many big leaders have come under the scanner of the investigating agency. During the UPA regime (2004-2014), the opposition leaders accounted for almost 60 percent of the leaders booked by the CBI. During that time 72 leaders had to face CBI investigation. Accordingly, 43 leaders who came under scrutiny belonged to opposition parties. In the NDA government, this number has increased to 95 percent. From 2014 till last year, about 125 big leaders have come under the scanner of CBI. The special thing is that about 120 of these leaders belong to the opposition parties. ED's record is also similar. In the government of former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, there were 112 raids by the central agency 'ED'. According to the Congress, more than 3010 ED raids have taken place in the NDA government i.e. PM Modi's government.
Questioning of about 43 opposition leaders in UPA ...
In the UPA government, CBI had investigated many big cases like 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games and coal block allocation. Around 43 opposition leaders were questioned by the CBI during the Manmohan Singh government. These included 12 BJP leaders. The current Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, also came under the scanner of the CBI at that time. He was a minister in the Gujarat government at that time. He was arrested by the probe agency in connection with the alleged encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. Janardhana Reddy, BS Yeddyurappa and former Defense Minister George Fernandes were among other senior NDA leaders who came under the scanner of the CBI. There was also a CBI inquiry against MK Stalin and Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The leaders of these parties are caught in the clutches of the investigating agencies
During the Modi government, leaders of many other opposition parties, including the Congress, have come under the target of investigative agencies. Among them, the number of opposition leaders is maximum. Last year, Congress leader and current party president Mallikarjun Kharge had said, the central government is not allowing the opposition to assemble with the help of its investigative agencies. As soon as the opposition parties try to corner the government, they are targeted. Kharge himself was called for questioning by the ED. Big Congress leader and former Union Minister Pawan Bansal has also suffered ED's muscle. Partha Chatterjee, who was a cabinet minister in the West Bengal government, is caught in the clutches of the ED. Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut is facing ED probe. TMC MP Abhishek is also on the ED's radar. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been questioned by the ED. Satyendar Jain, cabinet minister in Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi government, ED is in custody in the case. Now Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the CBI. They are on remand till March 4.
Told ED 'Election Management Department'
National Conference leader in Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah is also facing ED probe in a money laundering case. Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar has a money laundering case registered in Maharashtra. Former minister Nawab Malik has been arrested in the ED case. ED has interrogated former Punjab CM and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi in the illegal sand mining case. Congress leader Ajay Maken said, those leaders of the opposition who shut their mouths or join the BJP are saved from the action of the ED. He called this agency the 'Election Management Department' of the BJP. Himanta Biswa Sarma, CM of Assam, has joined the BJP. The investigating agency is silent in their cases. Former Chief Ministers of Karnataka Yeddyurappa, Narayan Rane, Raman Singh, Mukul Roy and Suvendu Adhikari leaders, behind whom the investigation agency was lying, Why are they all out today? Why is the investigating agency not questioning him. The ED raided the residences and offices of PCC treasurer Ram Gopal Agarwal, Bhilai MLAs Devendra Yadav, Girish Dewangan, RP Singh, Vinod Tiwari and Sunny Agarwal in Chhattisgarh last week. According to the Congress party, 95 percent of the politicians raided or questioned by the ED in the Modi government are opposition leaders. In this, most of the raids have been done at the homes and offices of Congress party leaders. 95 percent of them are the leaders of the opposition. In this, most of the raids have been done at the homes and offices of Congress party leaders. 95 percent of them are the leaders of the opposition. In this, most of the raids have been done at the homes and offices of Congress party leaders.
What is the secret of BJP's 'washing machine'?
According to the Congress, since 2014 till now, the ED has raided 24 leaders associated with the Congress party. TMC 19, NCP 11, Shiv Sena 8, DMK 6, BJD 6, RJD 5, BSP 5, SP 5, TDP 5, INLD 3, YSRCP 3, CPM 2, NC 2, PDP 2, AIADMK 1, MNS 1 more The investigating agency has put its hands on the leaders associated with SBSP one.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says that the scamsters who went to BJP, got washed clean in BJP's washing machine ie 'ED'. The report of the Association of Democratic Reforms states that in the last eight years, about 225 election candidates had left the Congress party. Out of the leaders who left the party in the last four-five years, 45 per cent have joined the BJP. Such leaders include Hardik Patel, Kapil Sibal, Ashwini Kumar, RPN Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jaiveer Shergill, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sunil Jakhar, Jitin Prasad, Sushmita Dev, Kirti Azad, Aditi Singh, Captain Amarinder Singh, Urmila Matondkar, Himanta Biswa Sarma. , Harak Singh Rawat, Jayanthi Natarajan, N Biren Singh and Ajit Jogi etc.
Many Chief Ministers also came on the radar of the investigating agency
In Bihar, the houses of RJD leaders were raided by the CBI regarding the land scam in the Nitish government. Among them MLC Sunil Singh, MP Ashfaq Karim, Fayaz Ahmed and former MLC Subodh Rai. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has also been on the ED's radar. In Chhattisgarh, the ED has raided the close aides of CM Bhupesh Baghel. His OSD Soumya Chaurasia was arrested by the ED in December last. Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav has already been convicted in the CBI case. Former Maharashtra Home Minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh was arrested last year. Former UP CM and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's name was linked to the alleged mining scam. His name has been written in the CBI case. CBI investigation is also going on against West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in connection with the painting and chit fund case. Senior Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar has also come under ED's target. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's brother has also been on the radar of the Central Investigation Agency. Leader DK Shivakumar has also come under the target of ED. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's brother has also been on the radar of the Central Investigation Agency. Leader DK Shivakumar has also come under the target of ED. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's brother has also been on the radar of the Central Investigation Agency.

