Amit Shah’s big warning to the opposition: ‘ED’s action will continue, irrespective of who heads the agency’

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said whoever heads the Enforcement Directorate is not important as whoever takes up the role will usher in massive corruption by a cozy club of entitled dynasts with an anti-development mindset. Will pay attention to Shah said this hours after the Supreme Court invalidated the third extension granted to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra and curtailed his extended tenure till July 31.

The Union Home Minister said that people rejoicing over the Supreme Court’s decision on the ED matter are confused for various reasons: The amendment to the CVC Act, which was duly passed by the Parliament, has been upheld.

cre trending stories

Those celebrating the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court on the ED matter are confused for various reasons:

The amendment to the CVC Act, which was duly passed by the Parliament, has been upheld.

ED’s powers are to crack down on those who are corrupt and on the wrong side of the law… – Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 11 July 2023

The senior BJP leader said that the ED’s powers to act against those who are corrupt and on the wrong side of the law are the same as the ED is an institution that rises above any one individual and is focused on achieving its core objective. focused – that is, to investigate offenses of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.

“Thus, who is the ED director – it is not important as whoever assumes the role will look into rampant corruption by a cozy club of entitled dynasts with an anti-development mindset,” he added.

SK Mishra’s tenure extension ‘illegal’: Supreme Court

Significantly, the Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as ‘illegal’ the third extension of tenure granted to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, but allowed him to continue in office till July 31, 2023. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol said that keeping in view the peer review being conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year and to enable a smooth transition, Mishra’s tenure will be extended till July 31. Will remain

The apex court also directed the Center to find a new chief for the central probe agency, adding that “the extended tenure of Mishra violates the mandate of the judgment in 2021”. The bench decided a number of petitions, including the petitions filed. by Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Thakur, and TMC’s Mahua Moitra and Saket Gokhale.

As per the earlier notification issued by the government, Mishra, a 1984 batch IRS officer, was to continue in the post till November 18, 2023. The bench, however, upheld amendments to the Central Vigilance Commission Act and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act to extend the tenure of the ED director to a maximum of five years.

On May 8, the top court had reserved its judgment on petitions challenging the third extension of service granted to the Enforcement Directorate chief, which the Center had defended on the basis of peer review being conducted by the FATF. The apex court had on December 12 last sought response of the Center and others on a plea challenging the third extension granted to Mishra.

In February this year, the Center defended its decision to grant extension to Mishra as director of the Enforcement Directorate and urged the top court to dismiss the petition challenging the decision saying the petition was motivated. The Central Government gave its stand on an affidavit filed in response to a petition challenging the extension of the ED Director.

Mishra, 62, was first appointed director of the ED on November 19, 2018, for a two-year term. Later, by an order dated November 13, 2020, the Central Government retrospectively modified the letter of appointment and his tenure of two years was changed to three years. Year. The government had last year issued an ordinance under which the tenure of ED and CBI chiefs can be extended by three years after the mandatory tenure of two years.