MSCB scam: Sharad Pawar to visit ED office today, security beefed up
Mumbai: Security has been beefed up in south Mumbai as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will visit the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office on Friday in connection with a scam in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MDCB), media reports said.
Though the ED didn't summon Pawar, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister has decided to visit the office of the probe agency on Friday.
Police have banned large gatherings in the city anticipating protests from the NCP supporters.
However, Pawar has urged his party men not to gather in front of the ED office.
He tweeted, "I appeal to all my NCP cadre and supporters not to gather near the ED office premises. Keeping our tradition to honour the constitution and respect for institutions, I request your co-operation to the police and other government agencies."
I appeal to all my NCP cadre and supporters not to gather near the ED office premises. Keeping our tradition to honour the constitution and respect for institutions, I request your co-operation to the police and other government agencies.
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) September 26, 2019
The ED has registered a money laundering case against Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar and several other politicians in MSCB scam of worth Rs. 25,000 crore.
Pawar, a key opposition leader in the Maharashtra politics right now, has been named in the case with just few weeks left for the state polls which will be held in October.
Image Credit: Sharad Pawar Twitter
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