Sharad Pawar's NCP Youth Wing Stages Protests Outside ED Office

Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) youth wing led by Mehboob Shaikh std a protest outside Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) office on Wednesday. This protest was held against  registration of a money laundering case against  NCP Supremo Shar Pawar and ors allegedly involved in  MSCB Bank scam.  protestors shouted slogans against ruling BJP and government outside ED office. Shaikh claimed that protesting party members were baton-charged by police and y were detained later. 

Mehboob Shaikh’s claims against money laundering case 

NCP youth wing's state unit chief, Mehboob Shaikh claimed that, “ ED filed case against Pawar given huge response his campaign rallies have received. ED is being used to stifle voices of opposition leers ahe of election. Hence, we std protest outside ED office to condemn action.”  ED has filed a money laundering case against Shar Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar and ors in connection with Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam case. An Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), has been registered by central ncy under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. NCP from it's official Twitter handle tweeted a few pictures of ir protests. In ir tweets, y said that charges against party supremo Shar Pawar are false. y also said that y were beaten by police for holding protest outside ED's office.

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Shar Pawar's reaction 

Shar Pawar reacting to accusations against him said that he was t surprised. He, in fact, thanked ED for naming him in case. He said, “I thank probe ncies because y have involved my name in a case relating to such a bank of which I am t even a member of, I was t involved in its decision-making. If y have filed a case against me too, I welcome it. I would have been surprised h such action t been taken against me after kind of response I receive during my visits to various districts of state."

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Shar Pawar, who initially appeared clueless about his name figuring in ED's case, said that he has t received any tice yet. NCP dismissed it as a politically motivated case. "This is a politically motivated move, aimed at defaming opposition leers ahe of polls," NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik alleged. Ar NCP leer, Dhananjay Munde, criticised  move and said that efforts were being me to bedevil Shar Pawar given 'huge' response he was receiving in poll-bound state and same h me ruling BJP 'fidgety'.

(With PTI Inputs)

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