Cong cries political vendetta, Chidambaram moves SC
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Congress has described the CBI and the ED teams’ visit to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s house a “political vendetta” and accused the government of targeting the opposition leaders.
“The order is appealable and an application has been moved, which will be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. I fail to understand what is going to happen in night. Heavens have not opened up,” he said.
Sharma said the manner in which the CBI and the ED teams descended at Chidambaram’s residence raised fundamental questions. “It’s not a heinous crime. It’s not a conviction, only cancellation of bail plea,” he said. Chidambaram was an “eminent person and law abiding citizen”, he added.
His remarks came after the CBI and the ED teams arrived at Chidambaram’s residence, hours after the Delhi High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.
Following the rejection of bail plea, Chidambaram moved the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing and protection from arrest.
The ED is probing a money laundering case, it registered in 2018.
Flaying the government over selective action, the Congress leader said, “We have been witnessing in last few years selective targeting and politics of vendetta with the leaders of opposition — be it the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the Trinamool Congress, the RJD, the DMK, its a long list.”
Sharma also said some non-BJP leaders, like Mukul Roy, Himanta Sharma, too were being investigated, but the moment they defected to the BJP the same investigating agencies went silent.
–IANS
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