Cong. to continue ‘satyagraha’ against Centre’s misuse of law: Chidambaram

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for the second day for questioning in a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper case, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that they will continue their “satyagraha” against the Centre’s ‘misuse of the law’.

In an exclusive interview, Chidambaram said, “We are protesting against the Centre’s misuse of law. If ED follows the law, we have no problem. But ED is not following the law. We are asking what is the scheduled offence? There’s no answer. Which police agency has registered an FIR? There is no answer. Give us a copy of the FIR. There is no answer.”

He said that since the probe agency is not following the law in a democratic set-up, the party is entitled to protest. “So in the absence of the scheduled offence, in the absence of police agency registering an FIR and giving us a copy of an FIR, where is the question of ED investigation under PMLA? For very simple questions, there are no answers. Obviously, they are not following the law and in a democracy, we are entitled to protest,” he said.