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Since the advent of the Narendra Modi government, the ED has gone after politicians suspected of corruption with far greater alacrity than other central law enforcement agencies.
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HomeExplainedMore teeth and bigger muscles: ED's lengthening arm
More teeth and bigger muscles: ED’s lengthening arm
Since the advent of the Narendra Modi government, the ED has gone after politicians suspected of corruption with far greater alacrity than other central law enforcement agencies.
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New Delhi | Updated: September 21, 2022 10:29:16 am
Under the NDA, according to data available until March 2022, almost double the number of cases — 3,555 — were registered. In the eight years from 2014, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has investigated 121 prominent politicians and has arrested, questioned, raided, or filed FIRs against 115 major Opposition leaders. By contrast, during the 10 years (2004-14) of the UPA-II government, only 26 leaders were investigated, including 14 from the Opposition.
Since the advent of the Narendra Modi government, the ED has gone after politicians suspected of corruption with far greater alacrity than other central law enforcement agencies.
PMLA, the ED’s sword arm
The ED’s aggression has been largely on account of its current Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra (since 2018) and his predecessor Karnal Singh (2015-18) leveraging the massive powers bestowed on the agency by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Unlike laws governing other agencies, particularly the CBI, the PMLA allows the ED to take cognizance of any offence under its wide-ranging schedule across the country, with or without the consent of state governments.
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