Atishi calls ED action on party colleagues ‘political vendetta’

Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly and former Chief Minister Atishi on Friday accused the BJP of resorting to political vendetta by reopening cases against AAP leaders after the party’s performance in the

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Gujarat by-elections.

Addressing a press conference, she pointed to the sudden resurgence of Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s cases against AAP leaders, claiming, “The BJP has once again resumed its blatant misuse of central investigative agencies. The cycle of fake cases is back in motion.” Claiming that the cases were reopened after the recent electoral gain by the party in the western state, she added, “Why are ED cases being reopened against AAP leaders now? The real reason lies in the Visavadar by-election in Gujarat. The BJP tried everything possible to defeat AAP in that seat — from spending enormous sums of money to distributing alcohol under police protection in a dry state.”

Challenging the saffron brigade, she said, “Investigate all our work as much as you want. You will find no trace of corruption, and neither will the AAP leaders be scared or silenced. In the upcoming Gujarat elections, it will be AAP that defeats the BJP and forms the government.”

Meanwhile, responding to a question on corruption allegations by the incumbent government in the national capital, Atishi said, “Is there any department of the Delhi Government that hasn’t already been investigated? From classrooms to tables and chairs, from hospitals to medicines, from tests to shelters, from flyovers to roads — every aspect has been scrutinised. The Centre even held back 400 files for six months. Yet, they found no corruption.”