Its a new ED

August 08, 2022 16:08

'In the ongoing heat over the ED's harsh actions in the political arena, dubbed by its victims as spreading 'terror raj', the experienced eyes should note that the Narendra Modi government has broken the cardinal rule of the hardened nexus between political interests, business and industry interests and the bureaucracy's wily manoeuvring of these two powerful forces.

'In New Delhi, and in all Indian state capitals, the dictum was 'those who live in glass houses never throw a stone',' writes Sheela Bhatt in The Print.

'But Prime Minister Modi, who enjoys public support on his own strength and doesn't depend on even his party, the BJP, has opened Pandora's box by using the statutes available to the government to fix financial irregularities and corruption to weaken the opposition,' she points out.

One ED officer says as a matter of fact, "The difference now is that we are pursuing the leads', Sheela Bhatt writes, here.

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