NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who volunteered to appear today before the Enforcement Directorate in a Rs 25,000 crore scam involving sanction of loans, was told by the probe agency- don't come, we'll call you if needed.
In a letter, the Enforcement Directorate told Mr Pawar that "there is no need for him to come to their office". It also said if there was any requirement in future, "we will inform you".
Mr Pawar was not summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case in connection with a scam at the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, but the senior opposition leader on Thursday said he would appear before the agency before he gets busy with the state elections, less than a month away.
Large gatherings were banned in Ballard Estate in south Mumbai in anticipation of his visit to Enforcement Directorate office.
Here are the highlights on Sharad Pawar's visit to Enforcement Directorate office:
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party workers assemble outside party office, raise slogans in support of party Chief Sharad Pawar ahead of his visit to Enforcement Directorate office today. pic.twitter.com/OBLZBqcXk9
- ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2019
NCP workers protest two days after Sharad Pawar was named by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering scam. He volunteered to appear before the probe agency today.
राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षाचे राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष खा. @PawarSpeaks यांना पाठिंबा दर्शवण्यासाठी व संविधानिक संस्थांचा राजकीय हत्यार म्हणून वापर करणाऱ्या @BJP4Maharashtra सरकारच्या निषेधासाठी निदर्शने करताना कार्यकर्ते. pic.twitter.com/2r7gysDpA0
- NCP (@NCPspeaks) September 27, 2019
Sharad Pawar Ji is the latest Opposition leader to be targeted by a vindictive Government. The timing of this action, a month before elections in Maharashtra, reeks of political opportunism. https://t.co/XCW0GsdXjj
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 27, 2019
