In a surprising turn of events, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan has arrested officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Jaipur on charges of accepting bribes. This arrest has sent shockwaves through the political landscape, with Congress launching a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, November 2.
The arrest by the ACB comes at a time when the ED had recently summoned Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with a foreign exchange violation case. The investigative agency had also conducted raids in Jaipur and Sikar regions related to the leaking of question papers in a money laundering case linked to Govind Singh Dotasra, the Rajasthan Congress President. Dotasra’s son is also under scrutiny by the ED.
The Congress party has raised allegations against the ED officials, Naval Kishor Meena and Babulal Meena, claiming that they were demanding a bribe of ₹17 lakhs to suppress a case related to the ED. Bhupesh Baghel, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, took to social media to criticize the ED officer’s arrest in Jaipur, mentioning that an ED officer was arrested for accepting ₹15 lakhs in bribes. He called for a thorough investigation into the activities of ED officers, raising concerns about their possible involvement in political campaigns and propaganda.
The case revolves around a team from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan, which arrested an ED officer and his accomplice, who were allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹15 lakhs in Imphal, Manipur. According to officials, the accused was demanding ₹17 lakhs from the individual involved in a chit fund case, refusing to make an arrest in the case.
This development has taken a political turn, as Congress and Bhupesh Baghel accuse the ED officials of acting with political motives. The investigation is ongoing, and more details are expected to emerge as the case unfolds.
The arrest of ED officials by the ACB in Rajasthan has raised serious questions about corruption and the political influence of enforcement agencies. The allegations and counter-allegations between Congress and BJP add a new dimension to this unfolding scandal, and it remains a matter of great public interest and scrutiny.
