Part says attempt to disrupt govt work

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after extensive raids on his Okhla residence in Delhi.
Khan was arrested in connection with the alleged irregularities in Delhi Waqf Board appointments and illegal cash transactions.
The first FIR in the case was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2016. The agency alleged that Khan appointed Mahboob Alam as the CEO of the Delhi Waqf Board illegally.
The agency further claimed that the AAP MLA later appointed his relatives and other associates without following the due process. The Enforcement Directorate is also probing the money laundering angle in the case.
Earlier today, Khan took to his social media account on X and informed that ED sleuths have arrived at his residence with the intent to arrest him.
In a video posted on X, the AAP MLA accused the agency of persistently harassing him over the past two years.
“It’s 7 AM, and the ED is here to arrest me under the guise of a search warrant. My mother-in-law, who is battling cancer, is currently at my home. Despite my responses to all their notices, they continue to harass me. Their sole objective is to weaken our party, but we will neither bow down nor break,” Khan asserted.
He also expressed hope for justice, stating, “Just as we received justice in court previously, I am confident we will prevail again. This case is entirely baseless.”
Shortly after Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conducted raids on Amanatullah Khan, Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj termed the action an attempt to disrupt government work in the national capital.
Speaking to a news agency, Bharadwaj stated that the ED raid was related to an eight-year-old case, pointing out that previous investigations by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had yielded no significant findings.
“This case dates back to 2016. For eight years, various agencies have scrutinised it, yet nothing substantial has emerged. It’s a disgrace for the central government that even after thorough investigations by ACB and CBI, no evidence of money transactions has been found,” Bharadwaj remarked.
He further accused the central government of misusing investigative agencies and predicted an increase in such actions as elections draw nearer.
“The central government wants to paralyze Delhi’s government departments. The entire country is witnessing how agencies are being misused, and as elections approach, this pressure will only intensify,” he added.
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