Congress MP seeks to discuss 'misuse' of ED in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday moved an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on allegations of misuse by the Enforcement Directorate and 'targeting' of 'innocent' opposition party leaders.

Tagore's notice comes on a day when the Enforcement Directorate is set to question Congress president Sonia Gandhi in connection with the agency's money laundering probe into the affairs of the National Herald newspaper.

In a notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary General, Tagore wanted to open a discussion on the BJP government's misuse of ED and a 'list of scams' pending in the Enforcement Department.

He alleged that the ED was acting as an "Enemy Destroyer (ED)" of the BJP government.

"The House shall also advise the ED to abandon the behaviour of calling the public representatives of the opposition party, especially targeting the opposition leaders," he said.

"It is pertinent to direct the ED not to misuse its power and work for the vendetta politics of Home Minister (Amit) Shah and take appropriate actions against the real corrupts belonging to BJP instead of concentrating on the innocent opposition leaders," the Congress MP said.

With PTI inputs