New Delhi:
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday targeted the BJP after closing the investigation of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged money laundering tied in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) corruption case.
In a post on X, Mr. Khera slammed the BJP, saying that it is to tarnish the Congress on issues like 2G, CWG or coal scam.
“Today, ED filed a closure report on the so -called CWG scam. For years, the BJP ecosystem lied to tarnish the Congress on issues like 2G, CWG, Mr. Robert Vadra and Coal. The truth is long, and lies in their false ruins,” he said.
“These cases were never about justice; they were in the headlines on political harassment, matter, and attracted attention to their failures,” said Sri Khera.
The Congress leader further emphasized that the decline of these “created cases” is not just a legal victory, but a moral and political prosecution of the politics of the BJP’s false stories.
“Truth does not shout from TV studios, it quietly, powerful and essentially vocal himself. Will the Prime Minister apologize to the nation? Will Arvind Kejriwal apologize to the people of Delhi?” Pawan Khera said on X.
Earlier today, the court approved the ED’s closure report, marking the end of a long probe, which spread for years.
The case initially attracted attention for allegations with the former chairman of the organizing committee, Suresh Kalamdi, and the then General Secretary, Lalit Bhanot, along with the other general secretary. Charges focused on financial irregularities in rewarding and executing two major contracts related to CWG. These contracts were said to have damaged some institutions improper financial benefits, causing damage to the organizing committee.
Accepting the ED’s closure report, Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal noticed that under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) could not be established due to the absence of income of alleged offense crime.
Furthermore, no scheduled offense, as defined under Section 2 (1) (Y) of the PMLA, was found to be committed. Evidence on the record indicated that there was no work of money laundering, as mentioned in Section 3 of the PMLA, 2002.
The judge said that despite a thorough investigation by the ED, the prosecution was unable to certify any offense under Section 3 of the PMLA, which is punishable under Section 4 of the same Act. As a result, there was no justification for continuing with the current ECIR (Enforcement case information report). As a result, the court accepted the bandh report submitted by the ED.
Years ago, in 2016, a special court accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) closure report in the respective corruption case. The case included the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), and officials of a private firm.
The CBI concluded that the evidence collected during its investigation did not certify the allegations against the people named in the FIR.
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