Congress to Election Commission: Stop 'vendetta' by Finance Ministry, ED

New Delhi, January 20

Terming the raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against close relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as “politically motivated”, the Congress today approached the Election Commission with a memorandum asking it to intervene and issue directions to the Ministry of Finance and the central probe agency.

In the memorandum, the party said the raids were “politically motivated” and were conducted solely to “malign the image” of the CM and the party-led state government.

The party has sought urgent and necessary directions to the Finance Ministry & Enforcement Directorate officials and other central agencies carrying out “political vendetta” by motivated raids in violation of EC’s directions/orders under the model code of conduct and constitutional powers under Representation of People Act, 1951, and the Indian Penal Code. —