Updated September 3rd, 2019 at 23:51 IST
HD Kumaraswamy backs DK Shivakumar over his PMLA case arrest by ED
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy tweeted in the support of Congress leader DK Shivakumar after his arrest by the ED on Tuesday night.
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Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy has tweeted in the support of Congress leader DK Shivakumar after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday night. In his tweet, he has accused the Government of playing “vindictive politics” and targeting the Opposition. He has asked DK Shivakumar to be strong and “face vindictive agenda”. This comes after the Enforcement Directorate cited non-cooperation from DK Shivakumar's end post four days of questioning in New Delhi.
HD Kumaraswamy's Reaction to DK Shivakumar's Arrest
Vindictive politics has become the order of the day. Opposition leaders are easy victims of power misuse. In public life, we need to be strong to face baseless allegations and conspiracies. I am sure Mr @DKShivakumar is strong enough to face this vindictive agenda against him.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy)
After days of interrogation, without allowing even a day's break for the festival, ED now cites non-cooperation to arrest @DKShivakumar. The ruling govt is using investigation agencies to oppress those opposition leaders who they think are a threat to their interests.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy)
Read: DK Shivakumar arrested: Congress says 'vendetta', backs him officially
Read: D K Shivakumar arrested by ED under money-laundering charges
The Money Laundering Case
The former Water Resources Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case for four days. On Tuesday, he was placed under arrest under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), news agency PTI reported. Earlier, the Karnataka High Court had rejected a petition filed by Shivakumar seeking to quash the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to appear before of them.
Read: HD Kumaraswamy slams ED's summons to DK Shivakumar on Ganesh Chaturthi
Congress Reaction
The Sonia Gandhi-led Congress party and the Youth Congress took to Twitter to condemn the arrest of DK Shivakumar.
We strongly condemn the high-handed tactics & vendetta politics being deployed against Congress leaders. The arrest of Shri @DKShivakumar is yet another attempt by the govt to distract the public from their failed policies & the sorry state of the economy.#BJPVendettaPolitics
— Congress (@INCIndia)
We stand by our leader @DKShivakumar ji.
— Youth Congress (@IYC)
Such attempts to insult & humiliate leaders only reflect the BJP's fear of others, cowardice to admit their mistakes & incompetence in directing our country in crisis
We condemn this witch-hunt. We stand in solidarity, today and always
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Published September 3rd, 2019 at 21:45 IST