TMC MP Saket Gokhale alleges political vendetta after court frames money-laundering charges
The Rajya Sabha MP said he has pleaded not guilty and chosen to stand trial, adding that he has complete faith in the country’s judicial system.
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Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale alleged on Wednesday that central agencies were being misused for political vendetta, a day after a special court in Ahmedabad framed criminal charges against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Gokhale said that he has pleaded not guilty and chosen to stand trial, adding that he has complete faith in the country’s judicial system.
The case pertains to allegations that Gokhale collected over Rs 72 lakh from more than 1,700 persons through a crowdfunding platform called “Our Democracy” and used the money for personal expenses. The Gujarat Police filed a first information report against him in December 2022, on the basis of which the Enforcement Directorate filed a case of alleged money laundering.
and National Spokespersons of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in Prosecution Complaint filed by ED. Charges against him for Scheduled offence in Police case had also been framed.— ED (@dir_ed) August 13, 2024
The court on Tuesday framed charges in the case filed by the police as well.
The central agency said on Tuesday that the judge in Ahmedabad also rejected Gokhale’s application demanding that the money-laundering proceedings be paused till the court decides on the scheduled offence against him. A scheduled offence is the original allegation based...
