Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday accused the BJP-led central government of conspiring to implicate him in the case in which raids were conducted by the Enforcement Directorate at several places in the state. He alleged that whenever elections are held, the BJP government at the Center uses and targets agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED), Income Tax and others against political opponents.
Referring to the ED raids on his nephew’s house on Tuesday, Channi claimed that a conspiracy has been hatched to implicate me in this case. He alleged that the Federal Investigation Agency is trying to implicate him in the case.
Channi was addressing a press conference along with some ministers including Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. ED sources said on Wednesday that around Rs 10 crore in cash has been seized during raids conducted in an anti-money laundering probe against illegal sand mining operations in Punjab, including from the premises belonging to the nephew of Bhupinder Singh alias Honey. 8 crores includes Rs. channi
About Rs 2 crore more has been seized from the premises belonging to the man, identified as Sandeep Kumar, he said. Responding to the ED’s raids on his nephew’s premises, Channi claimed that he was not even named in the 2018 FIR of Nawanshahr (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district) police.
However, officials said the action has been initiated after taking cognizance of a 2018 FIR by the Nawanshahr police and some other such police complaints against some companies and individuals involved in the business of illegal sand mining in the state. Channi also sought to link the ED raids on his nephew’s premises to the recently scheduled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur, during which his convoy was halted for 15-20 minutes due to farmers’ protests. returned without addressing. ,
Referring to the ED raids, the Chief Minister asked what was my fault, if Modi had to return, why was I being avenged. Polling in Punjab is to be held on February 20.
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