Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal s Opposition Leader, urged the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe alleged irregularities in PPE kits and medical equipment purchases during the pandemic. Adhikari sought an inquiry, citing a financial scam involving funds from the Central Government. He paralleled this with Mumbai s oxygen supply scam, highlighting an FIR by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and potential ED involvement. Adhikari anticipated the ED s registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) based on media reports.
India News: Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, has written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging a financial scam in
Outgoing Sanjay Kumar Mishra was appointed as the Director of ED in 2018, with his initial tenure set to end in November 2020. However, the govt granted him 3 extensions in service.
The Central government on Friday appointed ED Special Director Rahul Navin as in-charge Director of the Enforcement Directorate till the name of the regular Director is announced or until further orders, thus bringing an end to the long tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra.