July 1st 2024.
On Monday, in the Parliament premises, several MPs belonging to the INDIA bloc came together to protest against the government's alleged misuse of probe agencies to target opposition leaders. Among those who participated in the protest were the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and leaders from other parties like the TMC and AAP. They all gathered on the steps leading to the Makar Dwar in Parliament, holding placards that read "Stop misusing agencies to silence opposition" and "BJP mein jao bhrashtachar ka licence pao", among others.
One of the AAP MPs, Raghav Chadha, held up a poster depicting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal behind bars. The opposition leaders also raised slogans demanding the release of three arrested ministers in West Bengal and an end to the alleged misuse of the ED against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav and former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren. Congress leader Rajeev Shukla stated that the entire INDIA bloc was united against the misuse of central agencies to target opposition leaders.
This protest by the opposition comes in the wake of recent events, such as the court sending Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. He was arrested by the CBI last week, and prior to that, he was arrested by the ED in a money-laundering case linked to the policy. However, he was granted bail by a trial court, which was later stayed by the Delhi High Court. Similarly, Hemant Soren was released on Friday after the state high court granted him bail in a money laundering case, declaring him not guilty and stating that there was no likelihood of him committing an offence while on bail.
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