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  • Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut leaves ED place of work after 10 hours of grilling

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    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday gave the impression ahead of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here to report his remark in a cash laundering probe, and left after greater than 10 hours.

    Raut reached the ED place of work positioned on the Ballard Property in south Mumbai round 11.30 am. He used to be observed leaving the place of work round 10 at night time.

    Heavy police pressure used to be deployed outdoor the central company’s place of work as a lot of Shiv Sena staff have been provide on the spot. Barricades have been positioned at the roads resulting in the place of work.

    After his arrival, the Sena MP, wearing a saffron muffler round his neck, waved at his supporters ahead of coming into the place of work along with his legal professional.

    Chatting with newshounds ahead of going within, Raut stated, “I will be able to cooperate with the company within the investigation. It had summoned me, they require some knowledge from me and it’s my accountability as a Member of Parliament, a accountable citizen and a pacesetter of a political birthday celebration to cooperate with them.”

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    He stated he used to be “fearless and undaunted” as he has “no longer executed the rest incorrect in lifestyles”. When requested whether or not this can be a politically motivated case, Raut stated, “We will be able to come to grasp that later. I feel I’m showing ahead of an company which is impartial, and I’ve complete self belief in them.

    “Previous within the day, the Sena chief posted a tweet pronouncing, “I will be able to be showing bfore the ED as of late at 12 midday. I appreciate the Summons issued to me and it is my accountability to co-operate with the investigation companies. I attraction Shivsena staff to not acquire on the ED place of work.

    Do not be disturbed!” The ED had summoned the Rajya Sabha member for wondering within the cash laundering probe related to the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ (tenement) and comparable monetary transactions involving his spouse and buddies.

    The company had previous summoned him on June 28.

    Then again, Raut had termed the ED’s summons as a “conspiracy” to forestall him from preventing in opposition to the Shiv Sena’s political fighters within the wake of a revolt by means of birthday celebration MLAs, and stated he will be unable to seem ahead of the company on Tuesday as he needed to attend a gathering in Alibag (Raigad district). The ED then issued a contemporary summons and requested him to seem ahead of it on Friday.

  • Sonia Gandhi writes to ED searching for postponement of look until entire restoration from Covid

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate searching for postponement of her look via a couple of weeks until she recovers utterly from Covid and a lung an infection.

    The Congress president were summoned via the company for wondering in a cash laundering case associated with the Nationwide Usher in newspaper on June 23.

    “Since she has been strictly recommended leisure at house following her hospitalisation as a result of Covid and lung an infection, Congress President Smt.

    Sonia Gandhi has written to ED these days searching for the postponement of her look there via a couple of weeks until she has recovered utterly,” Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated on Twitter.

    Gandhi used to be discharged on Monday from a personal Delhi clinic the place she used to be admitted for coronavirus-related headaches. Congress has accused the Centre of concentrated on opposition leaders via misusing investigative businesses and has termed all the motion “political vendetta”.

  • AICC asks Congress MLAs from Gujarat to succeed in Delhi on Wednesday

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    AHMEDABAD: Amid protests in opposition to Rahul Gandhi’s wondering via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central govt’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme, the AICC has requested legislators from Gujarat to commute to Delhi on Wednesday, a birthday party chief stated on Tuesday.

    “Now we have been requested via the All India Congress Committee to succeed in Delhi via Wednesday morning. We can be given the ideas in regards to the programme day after today morning,” stated Congress MLA and deputy chief of the opposition within the state Meeting, Shailesh Parmar.

    He stated lots of the birthday party’s 64 MLAs will succeed in Delhi and sign up for the programme as directed via the birthday party’s central management. The grand previous birthday party has been staging protests in team spirit with Rahul Gandhi dealing with the Enforcement Directorate’s quizzing in reference to a money-laundering case. 

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been summoned via the ED on June 23. She had skipped previous summonses bringing up her Covid an infection. Congress has accused the Central govt of concentrated on 
    Opposition leaders via misusing the investigative companies and has termed all of the motion political vendetta. 

  • Rahul Gandhi quizzed via ED for two.5 hours, to go back for wondering after lunch wreck 

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was once puzzled via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in a cash laundering probe connected to the Nationwide Bring in newspaper after the MP reached the company’s headquarters right here accompanied via a battery of occasion leaders and supporters.

    After his wondering for approximately two-and-a-half hours, he was once allowed to go away for lunch round 2:10 pm, they mentioned.

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    Gandhi, 51, is predicted to sign up for the wondering once more and resume the recording of his remark underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).

    The cash laundering probe relates to alleged monetary irregularities within the party-promoted Younger Indian that owns the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

  • ED problems contemporary summons to Sonia Gandhi for look on June 23

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    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a contemporary summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to look prior to it for wondering on June 23 in a cash laundering case related to the Nationwide Usher in newspaper, officers stated Friday.

    Gandhi, 75, used to be previous requested to depose on June 8 however as she were given inflamed with Covid-19, she sought a contemporary date from the federal probe company.

    Gandhi has been given the contemporary date for June 23 to look prior to the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi the place her remark shall be recorded beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act, officers stated. Her son and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is anticipated to be puzzled in the similar case on June 13.

    The case relates to the probe into the alleged monetary irregularities within the party-promoted Younger Indian that owns the Nationwide Usher in newspaper.

  • BJP-led central executive should in the end chunk the mud, ED has not anything in opposition to Jain: AAP

    Sanjay Singh slammed the ED over motion in opposition to Jain and known as it a “puppet” of the Narendra Modi executive, alleging that the probe company appears to be working from the BJP place of business.

  • Remarks on Prophet: Because of BJP, nation confronted embarrassment at global stage and needed to apologise, says Uddhav

    By means of PTI

    AURANGABAD: Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday stated that as a result of the BJP, the rustic needed to face an embarrassing scenario on the global stage because it used to be “delivered to its knees and used to be pressured to apologise” by means of the Arab nations over the arguable remarks made by means of the birthday party spokesperson on Prophet Mohammad.

    Addressing a rally, his first outdoor Mumbai after his backbone surgical procedure in November ultimate 12 months, Thackeray additionally attacked the BJP announcing that whilst inflation is on the upward push and the rupee is on a downward slide, there’s a worry to search out below which mosque there’s a Shivling.

    He additionally slammed the Centre over the new focused killings in Kashmir, and stated as a substitute of harassing the leaders of Maharashtra’s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the course of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), raids will have to be carried out there.

    At the arguable feedback made by means of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in opposition to Prophet Mohammad, he stated, “The Center East and the Arab nations introduced our nation to its knees and compelled to apologise. What resulted in this? India has to apologise. What has the rustic finished? It’s the BJP and its spokespersons that experience dedicated the crime. The phrases spoken by means of the BJP spokesperson or BJP can’t be the stand of India on any factor. The phrases of BJP spokesperson used (for Prophet Mohammad) tarnished India’s symbol on the World stage. It broken the picture of my nation and now not that of the BJP,” he stated.

    “There are political variations between us (Shiv Sena and BJP), however he (Narendra Modi) is our nation’s top minister. His photograph used to be caught on rubbish packing containers (in some nation) and we stay seeing it. However why will have to the rustic apologise for it when the error is finished by means of BJP and it is spokesperson,” Thackeray added.

    The BJP on Sunday suspended Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi unit media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after a row over their alleged derogatory remarks in opposition to Prophet Mohammad escalated with protests from some Muslim nations.

    Sharma’s feedback, made in a TV debate just about not too long ago, and Jindal’s now-deleted tweets sparked a Twitter pattern calling for a boycott of Indian merchandise in some Arab nations. “I wish to ask RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat whether or not he had anticipated this type of behaviour of BJP noticed lately,” Thackeray stated.

    All through his speech, he focused the BJP over quite a lot of problems starting from Hindutva to inflation and the arguable statements made by means of BJP spokespersons.

    “Inflation is emerging, rupee is declining, however our fear is Shivling mendacity underneath which mosque, what’s below the Taj Mahal, what’s below the Gyanvapi masjid,” he stated at a rally that used to be attended by means of the highest leaders of the birthday party.

    “What have we finished to mention that we’ve got abandoned Hindutva. Let’s debate what Shiv Sena has finished for Hindutva and BJP has finished for it,” he stated.

    He stated had his father overdue Sena founder Bal Thackeray now not taken the accountability and stated that if the Shiv Sainiks had demolished Babri he used to be pleased with it, or had he now not sponsored Kashmiri Pandits and “roared” when Amarnath Yatra used to be below assault, then would BJP have risen to energy within the title of Hindutva.

    Saying that the Sena used to be now not “hole Hindutvavdi” to take courses of Hindutva from the BJP, Thackeray recalled that all the way through the Ayodhya motion, there used to be slogan ‘Whoever who thinks in regards to the welfare of Hindus will rule the rustic’ and requested whether or not the BJP which is in energy desirous about the welfare of Hindus.

    He additionally welcomed the statements made by means of RSS leader, who stated that there used to be no wish to in finding Shivling in each mosque. He additionally attacked Impartial MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, who have been arrested in April once they insisted on reciting Hanuman Chalisa outdoor Thackeray’s personal place of dwelling ‘Matoshree’.

    “If in case you have the center then pass to Kashmir and recite Hanuman Chalisa. Our Hindutva isn’t of impotent. In case you are a person, then give protection to the Kashmir Pandits. If in case you have the center then pass there,” he stated.

    “It makes one indignant that the Kashmiri Pandits are leaving the Valley and nobody is able to discuss for them. Did any unmarried spokesperson of BJP discuss in this factor,” he requested.

    BJP by no means noticed Hindu gala’s whilst doing agitations or doing Bharat Bandh as a result of they indulged in politics by myself. However overdue Shiv Sena supremo by no means did this.

    Previous when petrol costs went up even by means of seven paise, former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee as soon as went to Parliament in a bullock cart. We’re on the lookout for that BJP lately, he stated.

    Targetting senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis for his commentary that whilst he used to be there when the Babri construction used to be pulled down in Ayodhya, no person from the Shiv Sena used to be provide there.

    “Sena previous used to be chatting with make a unique legislation and assemble Ram mandir. However you did not display that braveness. Judgement got here from the court docket, so the Ram Mandir (in Ayodhya) is being erected, that too with folks’s cash,” Thackeray stated.

  • ED arrests Jharkhand mining secretary after 15-hour grilling

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    RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), after an interrogation lasting over 15 hours, arrested Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal on Wednesday in a money-laundering case related to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA finances. 

    Assets stated her replies to the questions by means of ED sleuths weren’t enough and evasive.
    Chartered accountant Suman Kumar, an alleged affiliate of Singhal, was once arrested 3 days again in reference to the case.

    ED officers produced the senior IAS reputable sooner than the particular ED courtroom of Prabhat Kumar Sharma, in the hunt for a remand of 12 days. “We sought 12-day remand of Pooja Singhal, however the courtroom granted best 5 days,” stated ED suggest BMP Singh. 

    The arrested reputable shall be despatched to Birsa Munda Central Prison right here on Wednesday evening and brought on remand by means of the ED on Thursday, he added. The 2000-batch IAS officer has been arrested below quite a lot of sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). 

    Assets within the state govt stated the method of postponing her has already began and a call on this regard may well be taken inside of following couple of hours. Leader Minister Hemant Soren stated motion shall be taken towards Singhal. “The state govt will take criminal motion towards her,” stated Soren.

    Singhal was once formally arrested round 4.30 pm, an hour after her husband Abhishek Jha arrived on the place of business after being summoned by means of ED officers. In keeping with the ideas supplied to the courtroom by means of the ED after arresting Suman Kumar, an quantity of Rs 1.43 crore greater than the identified assets of her source of revenue was once discovered within the financial institution accounts of Singhal whilst she was once the deputy commissioner in Khunti, Palamu and Chatra. The ED additionally claimed that Singhal bought as many as 13 insurance coverage insurance policies by means of paying a top rate of Rs 80.81 lakh.

  • Azam Khan Information: Azam Khan’s troubles higher once more, ED workforce reached Jauhar College in disproportionate belongings case

    Lucknow: The difficulties of Azam Khan don’t seem to be taking the identify of lessening. Now the ED workforce has reached Jauhar College, whose everlasting Chancellor is Samajwadi Birthday celebration MLA Azam Khan. ED has began investigation of disproportionate belongings case in opposition to SP MLA Azam Khan. ED’s Joint Director Amit Mishra has reached the college along with his workforce for investigation.

    What is the topic?
    ED workforce has began investigation within the disproportionate belongings case in opposition to SP MLA Azam Khan from Rampur. ED’s Joint Director Amit Mishra has reached the SP MLA’s Jauhar College along with his workforce.

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    The ED workforce has reached the college to measure the land. This motion at the SP chief was once complained to BJP chief Akash Saxena. This motion is being taken in opposition to Azam Khan at the grievance of BJP chief.

    On Wednesday, in every other case in opposition to Azam Khan, listening to was once held within the Top Court docket. Wherein the court docket has granted intervening time bail to Azam Khan, which has been given at the foundation of his age and well being. On the similar time, the Allahabad Top Court docket, whilst handing over the decision at the SP chief’s bail plea, mentioned that Azam Khan had misused his place. The court docket mentioned, ‘Azam Khan persisted to paintings like a businessman within the identify of Johar College. The court docket mentioned that on this case, fraud has been finished at many puts.

  • Nawab Malik admitted to health facility, situation ‘critical’, his attorney tells courtroom

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, arrested through the ED in a cash laundering case, used to be admitted to health facility on Monday after he complained of fever and diarrhoea, his attorney instructed a different courtroom right here and claimed that Malik’s well being had deteriorated and he used to be in a “critical” situation.

    Closing week, Malik (62), who used to be lodged within the Arthur Highway prison right here, had sought period in-between bail on scientific flooring from the particular courtroom for trial of felony instances towards MPs and MLAs.

    When the topic got here up for listening to on Monday, Malik’s attorney Kushal Mor instructed the courtroom that after the NCP chief’s members of the family went to present him house meals, they have been instructed that he used to be shifted to the state-run J J Health facility. Mor additionally instructed the courtroom that Malik used to be sick because the closing 3 days and that his situation has deteriorated and is “critical”.

    The attorney prayed that Malik be shifted to a non-public health facility, announcing that a number of scientific take a look at amenities aren’t to be had on the J J Health facility.

    Particular pass judgement on R N Rokade expressed worry over the jail government no longer informing the courtroom about Malik’s situation and that he used to be taken to health facility. The pass judgement on sought a document from the health facility and posted the topic for listening to on Might 5.

    Malik had sought period in-between bail for 6 weeks on scientific grounds, bringing up more than one sicknesses, together with kidney illnesses and swelling in legs.

    The minister used to be arrested on February 23 through the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to a cash laundering probe related to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides, below provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). He’s these days in judicial custody.

    The ED’s case is in response to an FIR filed not too long ago through the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) towards Dawood Ibrahim and others.

    The NIA had filed its felony criticism below sections of the stringent Illegal Actions Prevention Act (UAPA). The ED had not too long ago filed an over 5,000-page fee sheet within the case towards Malik.

    The NCP chief had denied all fees levelled towards him and moved the Excellent Court docket towards an order of the Bombay HC, which had rejected his period in-between software in quest of fast unlock from prison. The Excellent Court docket had additionally refused to grant him any reduction, noting the probe into the case is at a nascent degree.