Mahasamund: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the house of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and businessman Gopal Modi in Sitamani. The ED team of five members raided his residence at 6 am and is currently investigating the premises. Modi is the district treasurer of BJP and the President of Rice Millers Association.
The team is busy investigating by closing both the doors of Gopal Modi’s house. Any person has been banned from moving in and out of the house. Gopal Modi has been the President of Rice Millers Association and the district treasurer of BJP.
Apart from this, the ED team has also raided the residence of rice miller Kailash Rungta and rice trader Suresh Kukreja, resident of Sunder Nagar, in Durg. Three days ago also the team had taken action at the residence of 5 businessmen including Suresh Kukreja.
Besides, ED has also raided the hideout of Ryle Miller Paras Chopra of Mahasamund. Earlier ED raids at Paras Chopra’s house were conducted to search the documents for three days.
The ED team also raided the residences of rice miller Kailash Rungta and rice trader Suresh Kukreja in Durg, Chhattisgarh. Three days ago, the ED team had raided the residence of Suresh Kukreja and four other businessmen. The ED team also raided the hideout of Ryle Miller Paras Chopra of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.
As the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh approach, the political atmosphere in the state is getting more intense. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has strongly criticized the BJP in response to the raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Baghel firmly believes that these ED raids are part of a strategy aimed at tarnishing his administration’s reputation. He cautioned that with each raid initiated by the BJP, they are likely to witness a decrease in their seats.
Highlighting the sequence of events, CM Baghel emphasized, “Following BJPs defeat in the Jharkhand elections in July 2020 it seems that there has been a deliberate campaign against us especially under allegations related to a supposed liquor scam.” He referred to the CAG reports from 2019 and 2020, which were examined based on claims associated with this alleged scam.