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PC party leader attends the protest in support of fishermen | SaltWire #newsupdate #newfoundlandNEW DELHI - India's main financial crime fighting agency has investigated well over a hundred opposition politicians in the past decade, drawing criticism it has become a weapon of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party to cull political opponents.
The ED, the most powerful of the federal agencies, can search and arrest without warrant. It has summoned, questioned or raided nearly 150 politicians from the opposition since Modi took power in 2014, according to data compiled by Reuters based on court records, party statements and media reports. Both Gandhi and his mother have been questioned in a case relating to alleged money laundering.
Kejriwal was arrested by the agency for alleged corruption in awarding liquor licences in the city. He has denied the allegation. Asked if he thought the investigation into him would now be put on the back burner, he said:"The investigations should be put on the fastest track." In January, the ED arrested the chief minister of the eastern state of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, in a case related to alleged land fraud. Soren, who is allied to Congress, said hours before the arrest that he was the victim of a political conspiracy.
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