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Enforcement Directorate (ED) action has accelerated in 8 years of Modi government. According to the ED’s annual report, between April 2014 and March 2022, 3,555 cases were registered and assets worth Rs 99,355 crore were seized.
If we talk about the previous UPA government, then in 9 years i.e. from July 2005 to March 2014, 1,867 cases were registered. In the UPA government, assets worth Rs 4,156 crore were attached under money laundering. According to the report, assets worth Rs 7,833 crore have been attached in the last 4 months and 785 new cases have been registered. This figure is up to 88 percent more than the nine years of the UPA government. From April 2021 to November 30, 2021, a total of 395 cases of money laundering were registered in the country and assets worth Rs 8,989.26 crore were attached.
The Money Laundering Act came into force in the country in 2002. Since then, till March 2022, a total of 5,422 cases have been registered and assets worth Rs 1.04 lakh crore have been attached. A total of 400 people have been arrested and 25 convicted in these cases.
2,974 raids were conducted in 8 years of BJP government
In 9 years of UPA, ED had conducted only 112 raids, whereas in 8 years of NDA, 2,974 raids were conducted. In a recent report submitted to the Supreme Court, the Center said that between 2004 and 2013-14, the ED had conducted 112 raids. At the same time, 2,974 raids were conducted between April 2014 and March 2022.
ED has questioned Robert Vadra more than 11 times
In 2007, Robert Vadra acquired Skylight Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. A company was started in the name of Robert and his mother Maureen were its directors. It is alleged that in the name of this company, Vadra bought land in Bikaner at a penny price, then sold it at a higher price. ED filed a money laundering case. In this case, Robert Vadra has been questioned more than 11 times so far.
Notice to Rahul and Sonia in National Herald case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. ED has called Rahul for questioning on June 2 i.e. today and Sonia on June 8 in the money laundering case (under section 50 Act). According to sources, Rahul has sought time for this citing being out, while Sonia will join the questioning on June 8.
The agency has asked both the leaders to join the investigation of the National Herald case. In this case, the ED had included two big Congress leaders Pawan Bansal and Mallikarjun Kharge in the investigation on April 12. In 2012, Subramanian Swamy filed a case against Sonia and Rahul. In this, Swamy had accused the Gandhi family of misappropriation of 55 crores. Read full news…