Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Saturday mentioned that the anti-money laundering company, Enforcement Directorate (ED), needs to be shut down, stating that the nation doesn’t want such a “highly corrupt” company.
Whereas chatting with reporters in Tamil Nadu’s Karaikudi, he alleged that “the ED is filled with corrupt officers” like Ankit Tiwari, who was arrested by the Tamil Nadu vigilance division on Friday.
“There are hundreds of officers like Ankit Tiwari in the ED. The ED must be shut down. The Economic Offences Wing of the CBI can do this job. India doesn’t need an agency like the ED. It’s an agency run by highly corrupt people. Their common method is to threaten people and take bribes from them,” he mentioned.
The Congress MP additionally alleged that many Indian Income Service (IRS) officers “spend a lot of money” to get posted within the ED.
“If you search and see, many IRS officers spend a lot of money to get an ED posting. They go for this job by giving bribes, and they take bribes to get their money back. Using the PMLA, they take the transaction details of a person and then issue notices or summons even to unrelated persons. Due to the harassment people face, they end up giving bribes to ED officials,” Karti, who’s the son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, mentioned.
The ED officer Ankit Tiwari was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a authorities worker.
In October, Tiwari contacted a authorities worker, stating that directions had been obtained from the Prime Minister’s Workplace to conduct an enquiry right into a case towards him that was “already disposed of.”
When the federal government worker reached the ED workplace in Madurai, Tiwari requested him to pay Rs 3 crore to keep away from authorized motion within the case. Later, it was diminished to Rs 51 lakhs, and the worker paid Rs 20 lakh.
Later, he turned suspicious and filed a criticism towards the ED officer, and a probe was launched.
In accordance with sources, the investigation into the case confirmed that extra officers from Madurai and Chennai had been additionally concerned on this case.