While the Enforcement Directorate was at the receiving end of opposition leaders' support, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the agency was not allowed to function independently before 2014 and that his government's 'zero tolerance' resolution for corruption had resulted in significant achievements. For the same company.
The Prime Minister was active on the announcement of the election. A letter sent from the Prime Minister to „my family member” reached lakhs of recipients on his WhatsApp. Talking about the „transformation” in people's lives in the past decade, the letter detailed various government schemes and how they are working for the betterment of the people.
Addressing a conference organized by a media group, Modi said: Every institution is (now) free to take action against corruption. For example, look at ED. As of 2014, only 1,800 cases have been registered under PMLA. Being an independent company, it should have been allowed to operate independently. Where did the need to prevent it come from? I told them they can do whatever they want. ED has registered 4,700 cases in the last 10 years.
Congress and other opposition leaders are accusing the ED of targeting only them and if any of them joins the BJP, the case against him/her will be dropped or not pursued.
Modi said that only ₹5,000 crore of assets had been seized till 2014, and ₹1 lakh crore worth of assets had been seized during his 10-year rule.
He said that in the next five years, infrastructure will reach new heights, complete transformation of Indian Railways and solar power will reach every other doorstep.
On Friday, he reached out to many through a letter sent on social media platform WhatsApp, where he said the „change in people's lives is the biggest achievement of our government in the last 10 years”.
He said those transformative effects were the result of sincere efforts by a determined government to improve the quality of life of the poor, farmers, youth and women. He highlighted several schemes — Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, Mathru Vandana Yojana and others.
He sought ideas, suggestions and support to fulfill his resolve to build Vixit Bharat (Developed India).
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