Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 3: At least 17 opposition parties, including the TMC, RJD and AAP, called for a review on Wednesday after expressing concerns about the order from the Supreme Court upholding amendments to the money laundering Act’s and its long-term ramifications.
Their leaders expressed optimism that this ‘dangerous verdict will be short-lived’ in a joint statement, saying that the ruling will strengthen the hands of a government that ‘indulges in political vendetta’ to target its opponents.
“We place on record our deep apprehension on the long-term implications of the recent Supreme Court judgement upholding, in entirety, the amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, without examining whether some of these amendments could have been enacted by way of Finance Act,” reads the statement.
All opposition parties, including TMC, INC, DMK, AAP, TRS, SP, CPI(M), RJD & Shiv Sena, issue a joint statement, placing on record their "deep apprehension on the long-term implications of recent Supreme Court judgement upholding, in entirety, the amendments to the PMLA 2002…" pic.twitter.com/ukWubGpKrO
— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2022
The Congress, the TMC, DMK, AAP, NCP, Shiv Sena, CPI-M, CPI, IUML, RSP, MDMK, RJD, and RLD are a few of the parties that have signed the joint declaration.
The announcement follows searches by the Enforcement Directorate on the National Herald newspaper’s offices in the nation’s capital and other locations the previous day.
The agency has already questioned Sonia Gandhi, the Congress leader, and Rahul Gandhi on a money laundering investigation.
