AAP Takes Dig At Central Agency Over ED Booking Its Own Official In Graft Case Amid Delhi Excise Scam Probe

The AAP on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to shut down the Enforcement Directorate after the CBI booked an assistant director with the federal agency on bribery charges

Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been investigating the "so-called" excise policy scam for the last one year.

Source : PTI

The AAP on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to shut down the Enforcement Directorate after the CBI booked an assistant director with the federal agency on bribery charges. The CBI registered an FIR against ED Assistant Director Pawan Khatri in connection with an alleged bribery of Rs 5 crore by liquor businessman Amandeep Dhall to evade action in the Delhi excise policy scam case, officials said. Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been investigating the "so-called" excise policy scam for the last one year. "ED has been changing its statements over the scam. Sometimes, they say it is a scam of Rs 100 crore, and sometimes they say it is a scam of Rs 1,000 crore. They have failed to find any money trail in the case," he alleged. 

पिछले 9 सालों में 3,000 छापेमारी ED ने की और मात्र 23 लोगों पर आरोप सिद्ध कर पाए

0.5% ED का Conviction Rate है। ये ED, Modi जी का Extortion Dept. किसलिए बना है? देशभर में विधायक तोड़ने के लिए?
घोटाले की जांच में घोटाला!

इनको गुंडागर्दी का license दे रखा है? माननीय सर्वोच्च… pic.twitter.com/A4SPQevqpd

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 29, 2023

"ED is 'extortion' department. In the name of investigation of the alleged excise scam, they are extorting money. This department is used for breaking MLAs in various parts of the country. This is a department of hooliganism. The Supreme Court should immediately close it. In the investigation of a scam, a scam is happening," he said.  Singh also demanded a probe into who all got the share of the bribe amount.

ED Assistant Director गिरफ़्तार, साथ में UDC गिरफ्तार, कहीं खबर सुनी है इतनी बड़ी गिरफ्तारियों की?

आपको पता है कितना पैसा पकड़ा है इस मामले से जुड़े CA के पास?

🔎 ₹2 करोड़ 14 लाख CASH
🔎 ₹1 करोड़ 90 लाख Jewellery

इनकी गिरफ़्तारी के बारे में सुना किसी ने? मैं Appeal करता हूं… pic.twitter.com/gDnMadgGNN

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 29, 2023

"There should be an investigation on who all got a share of this money. They have license from the government to carry out extortion. The ED should be shut down," he said.  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at six locations on the premises of the accused after the registration of the FIR, officials said.

ED का Assistant Director 7 लोगों के साथ ₹5 Cr रिश्वत लेते हुए पकड़ा गया, शराब घोटाले में एक आरोपी को बचाने के लिए

किस मामले में?
तथाकथित शराब घोटाले में एक आरोपी को बचाने के लिए।

मैं नहीं कह रहा CBI कह रही है।

ED जिसको Modi जी भ्रष्टाचार खत्म करने का साधन कहते हैं, Extortion… pic.twitter.com/TiDec0SZUC

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 29, 2023

According to sources, neither of the accused ED officers were part of the excise scam case probe, but during the searches, materials related to the case were recovered from them. 

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