RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, Aug.25: Two days after the ED conducted massive raids in the liquor and land scams in the State, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress accused the central probe agency of being selective in taking action in the cases of money laundering.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has already challenged the ED summons in the Supreme Court in the land scam.
Addressing a press conference, senior JMM leader Supriyo Bhattacharya accused involvement of BJP state president Babulal Marandi in corruption and asked the ED to take cognisance of a case explained in detail by him.
He said that Marandi invested his black money in the business of land through Santhal Pargana Building Private Limited in which is run by a board of three directors, including Babulal’s brother Ramia Marandi, Sunil Tiwary’s wife Lalima Tiwari and Yogendra Tiwari.
The JMM leader said Marandi returned to the BJP after showing his rebellion attitude only to save his business and it is expected from the ED to probe who are the present directors of the said company. He said being a constitutional body and impartial action is expected from the ED.
On the occasion, Bhattacharya supported by Congress party’s Rakesh Sinha said it was wrong on the part of the probe agency to enter the house of state’s finance minister Rameshwar Oraon in order to search his son in the liquor scam as Oraon is not an ordinary person. He said that Oraon before joining politics has served the country in the capacity of an IPS officer and some etiquettes and manners were expected from the probe agency before knocking the door of a minister like Oraon.
Congress party’s Sinha said the ED has become an election management department of the BJP as it acts in the non-BJP ruled states during elections. He cited the ED’s action in poll -bound Chhatisgarh as an example to support his statement.
