The CBI on Friday morning carried out searches on the resident of Agrasen Gehlot, the brother of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in Johdhpur in reference to the 2007 fertiliser rip-off. The searches are happening at different areas as properly, together with Agrasen’s store.
The elder Gehlot runs Anupam Krishi, which was additionally raided by the Enforcement Directorate throughout the political disaster in mid-2020.
Congress chief Jairam Ramesh known as the CBI searches “vendetta politics”. “This is vendetta politics beyond all bounds. Ashok Gehlot was at the forefront of the protests in Delhi over the past three days, and this is Modi government’s brazen response. We will not be silenced,” Ramesh tweeted, referring to the Congress’s protest towards questioning of social gathering chief Rahul Gandhi by the ED.
The Indian Express quoted sources saying that the CBI motion was a repercussion of statements made by Gehlot. Over the previous a number of days, the Rajasthan CM has been in Delhi to protest towards ED’s questioning of Rahul Gandhi within the National Herald case, alleging misuse of central companies by the Centre.
The rip-off issues the alleged unlawful export of Muriate of Potash (MoP), which is imported by Indian Potash Limited (IPL) and distributed to farmers, by means of firms at subsidised charges.
According to officers, between 2007 and 2009, Agrasen, who was an authorised vendor for IPL, purchased MoP at subsidised charges and allegedly offered it to some firms as a substitute of distributing it to farmers. The ED claims that these firms subsequently exported the MoP to Malaysia and Singapore within the guise of business salt.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”