OPINION | ED IN ACTION: OPPOSITION BLOC IN TATTERS
10 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | ED IN ACTION: OPPOSITION BLOC IN TATTERS

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate is in the thick of action in several states, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Maharashtra. The chief minister’s office in an email to ED on Monday communicated that Hemant Soren could be questioned on Wednesday. There was also action in Patna, where RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was questioned at the ED office for nearly 10 hours on Monday, and his son Tejashwi Yadav was also questioned on Tuesday in the land-for-jobs scam. In Patna, RJD chief Lalu Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharati alleged that ED action was “part of a BJP conspiracy to prevent opposition leaders from campaigning in election”. Soren should learn from Lalu Prasad Yadav, who, despite his poor health, faced marathon interrogation at the ED office for nearly 10 hours on Monday.

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‘We don’t direct ED, others': PM Modi dismisses Oppn's ‘misuse of agencies’ charge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We don’t direct ED, others': PM Modi dismisses Oppn's ‘misuse of agencies’ charge

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that central agencies function independently, and dismissed the opposition's charge against the BJP-led Centre of ‘misusing’ agencies, who, opposition parties say, take action only against non-BJP leaders. The Prime Minister further said that of all the cases that the ED is currently investigating, ‘less than 3%’ are related to politics. On the opposition's …

OPINION | SOREN’S ARREST: A NEW TURN TO JHARKHAND POLITICS
10 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | SOREN’S ARREST: A NEW TURN TO JHARKHAND POLITICS

India TV News  

A big political crisis is brewing in Jharkhand after the resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday night, minutes after he handed over his resignation letter to the Governor. After evading interrogation for the last two months, Soren was arrested by ED after seven hours of marathon questioning, during which he reportedly …

Tejashwi Yadav questioned at ED office in connection with probe into 'land-for-jobs' scam
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tejashwi Yadav questioned at ED office in connection with probe into 'land-for-jobs' scam

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on January 30 arrived at the ED office here for questioning in connection with the agency’s money laundering probe into the alleged land-for-jobs scam, officials said. Party leader and RJD Rajya Sabha member Manoj Jha took a pot shot over ED office questioning Mr Yadav and his family members and the opposition parties in …

Bihar: After 10 hours with Lalu Yadav, ED to question RJD's Tejashwi Yadav on land-for-jobs case today
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar: After 10 hours with Lalu Yadav, ED to question RJD's Tejashwi Yadav on land-for-jobs case today

Hindustan Times  

Bihar: Former Bihar deputy chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday arrived at the Enforcement Directorate office in Patna, where he will be questioned in connection with the land-for-jobs case. The federal agency, probing the money laundering angle in the case, had issued a summons to Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav on January 19 after he …

Land-for-jobs scam: ED questions Lalu for 10 hours; RJD stages stir
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Land-for-jobs scam: ED questions Lalu for 10 hours; RJD stages stir

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad for 10 hours in a money-laundering case linked to the land-for-jobs scam, amid intense protests by party workers who alleged misuse of central agencies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. On January 9, the federal agency, which said it has found proceeds of …

Lalu Prasad leaves ED office after 9 hours of questioning in land-for-jobs case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalu Prasad leaves ED office after 9 hours of questioning in land-for-jobs case

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday left the Enforcement Directorate office in Patna after several hours of questioning in the land-for-jobs case. RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav leaves the ED office in Patna. Accompanied by his daughter Misa Bharti, Lalu Prasad Yadav reached the ED office around 11.05 am. Rohini Acharya, Lalu Yadav's daughter based in Singapore, …

Security beefed up at Jharkhand Raj Bhavan, CM House as ED team visits Hemant Soren’s Delhi residence
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Security beefed up at Jharkhand Raj Bhavan, CM House as ED team visits Hemant Soren’s Delhi residence

The Hindu  

Security has been tightened at the CM House, Raj Bhavan and central government offices in Jharkhand capital Ranchi on Monday as an Enforcement Directorate team visited the residence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren in New Delhi in connection with a money laundering investigation. Mr. Soren who is also the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha left for the …

ED questions Lalu Prasad Yadav in land-for-job scam case; RJD workers show support
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ED questions Lalu Prasad Yadav in land-for-job scam case; RJD workers show support

The Hindu  

A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar severed ties with the mahagathbandhan to align with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in land-for-job scam on Monday. Mr. Prasad reached the ED office in Patna’s Bank road at 11 a.m. and was grilled by ED officials for …

ED fails to trace Hemant Soren at Delhi residence, finds 'important documents' related to land scam case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ED fails to trace Hemant Soren at Delhi residence, finds 'important documents' related to land scam case

India TV News  

Money laundering case: A team of the Enforcement Directorate, who arrived at the official residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the national capital on early Monday morning, has recovered many 'important documents' related to an alleged land scam case. "The ED team has seized several crucial documents related to the case from Hemant Soren's house, which were handed …

Land for jobs: Fresh ED summons for Lalu, Tejashwi
11 months ago

Land for jobs: Fresh ED summons for Lalu, Tejashwi

Hindustan Times  

The Directorate of Enforcement has issued fresh summons to RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav to appear for questioning at its Patna office in connection with the land-for-jobs case, officials from the federal probe agency said on Friday. An ED team went to the official residence of Prasad’s wife and former Bihar …

Hemant Soren replies to ED two days after deadline, says probe ‘biased’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hemant Soren replies to ED two days after deadline, says probe ‘biased’

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren sent his reply to the directorate of enforcement on Tuesday, two days after the deadline given by the federal agency to respond to its seventh summon to him, alleging that the agency was conducting a “biased” investigation, people familiar with the development said. Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren meets his father Shibu Soren in Ranchi …

CBI, ED have been asked to remain hyperactive against Opposition till Ram temple inauguration, alleges RJD
11 months, 3 weeks ago

CBI, ED have been asked to remain hyperactive against Opposition till Ram temple inauguration, alleges RJD

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on January 2 claimed to have "credible information" that the ED, CBI and Income Tax department have been asked by the Centre to be "hyperactive" against leaders opposed to BJP till Ram temple inauguration. "Prominent leaders who will be in the crosshairs include Tejashwi Yadav, Abhishek Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann, Hemant Soren and members of …

Hemant Soren unlikely to appear before ED on August 14 for questioning in money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

Hemant Soren unlikely to appear before ED on August 14 for questioning in money laundering case

The Hindu  

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is unlikely to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in Ranchi on August 14 in connection with a money laundering case, a source said. The ED had on August 8 summoned Mr. Soren to depose on August 14 at the federal agency's office in Ranchi and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. …

Lalu Likely to Reach Patna on Friday After Kidney Transplant
1 year, 7 months ago

Lalu Likely to Reach Patna on Friday After Kidney Transplant

News 18  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad is likely to reach Patna on Friday after a long stay in Delhi following his kidney transplant surgery in Singapore in December last year. “Father is coming to Patna, we have lots of work to do”, Tej Pratap Yadav, Bihar Environment, Forest & Climate Change minister and the elder son of RJD supremo, tweeted …

Land-for-jobs case: ED interrogates Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav for about 9 hrs in Delhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Land-for-jobs case: ED interrogates Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav for about 9 hrs in Delhi

India TV News  

Land-for-jobs scam: In connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam, RJD leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was on Tuesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for about nine hours at the agency office in New Delhi. Both CBI and ED probing the case Both the central agencies recently initiated action in the case, …

Nitish Kumar says ED searches on RJD leaders, CBI summon to Tejashwi Yadav have a political motive
1 year, 9 months ago

Nitish Kumar says ED searches on RJD leaders, CBI summon to Tejashwi Yadav have a political motive

The Hindu  

In a sharp reaction to the Central Bureau of Investigation’s recent summons to his Deputy Tejashwi Yadav in a land-for-job scam case, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hinted at political motivations behind the move. The investigating agency had last conducted raids in this case in 2017, when it questioned Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders, and those linked to the family members …

Sanjay Raut ED custody: List of opposition leaders facing agency’s probe
2 years, 4 months ago

Sanjay Raut ED custody: List of opposition leaders facing agency’s probe

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was on Sunday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection to a money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl land scam and unaccounted cash worth ₹11.50 lakh was seized from his residence. - Sonia Gandhi Congress president Sonia Gandhi was questioned by ED in the alleged National Herald money laundering case. - Abhishek Banerjee …

Sonia Gandhi\'s second round of ED questioning today
2 years, 4 months ago

Sonia Gandhi\'s second round of ED questioning today

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate Tuesday for her second round of questioning in the money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. The 75-five-year old Gandhi was questioned for over two hours during her first day of questioning in the case on July 21 where she replied to 28 questions …

Sonia Gandhi arrives to face ED in National Herald case, Congress gathers party workers to protest against Modi govt
2 years, 5 months ago

Sonia Gandhi arrives to face ED in National Herald case, Congress gathers party workers to protest against Modi govt

Op India  

On Thursday, as the Congress President Sonia Gandhi appeared before the ED in the National Herald newspaper money laundering case, the Congress workers staged protests calling ED’s action against its top leadership a ‘political vendetta’. #WATCH | Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi arrives at ED office for questioning in National Herald case#Delhi pic.twitter.com/FLY1jWclld — ANI July 21, 2022 #WATCH Delhi …

Rahul Gandhi vs ED: Here’s what happened so far
2 years, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi vs ED: Here’s what happened so far

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 June was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for around 14 hours on the fourth day of his appearance before it in the National Herald money laundering case. In a complaint in the Delhi High Court, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy accused Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul Gandhi, and others of conspiring to …

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