Fourteen political parties moved the Supreme Court on Friday alleging that the Central government led by Bharatiya Janata Party is misusing central agencies like CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The increasing misuse of ED as an instrument of power is borne out by a steep 95% rise in its actions since Modi came to power. The central probe agencies are being used to engineer defections from Opposition parties like never before.
The West Bengal chief minister, perceived as a vehement critic of Modi, had made the surprising comment before the state assembly passed a resolution against the alleged misuse of central agencies by the Union government.