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The questioning of NCP leader Jayant Patil by the ED on Monday evoked strong reactions with party MP Supriya Sule claiming that Opposition leaders are being targeted while Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aaditya Thackeray alleged that people siding with truth are being pressured through Central probe agencies...
Aaditya alleged the country is witnessing an authoritarian regime as Patil, who heads the Maharashtra NCP unit, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the now-bankrupt financial services firm IL&FS...
Those who side with the truth, which is sometimes against the government, are being pressurised with the help of central probe agencies, and this pattern can be seen across the country," the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader told reporters...
Speaking about Patil's questioning, NCP leader and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule said, Of all the ED or CBI cases in the last few years, 90 to 95 per cent are against the Opposition leaders in the country..
Earlier in the day, hundreds of NCP workers staged a protest outside the Enforcement Directorate's office in south Mumbai against a summons issued by it to Patil in the money laundering case.. The protesters claimed the Centre and the ED were indulging in "political vendetta"..
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