Pawan Bansal slams Centre over questioning of Congress leaders by ED

Chandigarh, June 15

National Congress’ treasurer and former Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today slammed the Modi-led Central Government for “shameless misuse of the law enforcement agencies just to achieve its narrow and parochial political ends’.

Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan here today, Bansal alleged, “The sole aim of the BJP is to grab power by any means. It does not refrain from dividing people on petty issues and from harassing and intimidating its political opponents.”

“The unending quizzing of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the basis of baseless allegations is one such example of unbridlled highhandedness of the Enforcement Directorate. The Congress leadership and crores of party workers will never be cowed down and shall continue to fight the divisive and anti-democratic policies of the BJP,” Bansal added.

Harmohinder Singh Lucky, president, Chandigarh Pradesh Congress, resolved to continue the peaceful ‘satyagrah’ to protest against the misdeeds of the Enforcement Directorate and declared that the party activists would undertake a march to Punjab Raj Bhawan to submit a memorandum over the issue.