Parliament sees opposition demonstration against central agencies
Opposition party members on Monday held a demonstration within the Parliament premises, protesting against the central government's alleged "misuse" of agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). (Pic credit: PTI)
Top opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, lead parliament protest
The protest saw participation from various opposition MPs, including prominent figures like Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, KC Venugopal, Manish Tewari, K Suresh, Varsha Gaikwad, Benny Behnan, Anto Antony, Jose K Mani, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha, Sagarika Ghosh, Priyanka Chaturvedi, and John Brittas, among others. (Pic credit: PTI)
'Respect opposition' and other slogans shine at Parliament protest
The protesting leaders carried placards and posters with slogans such as "Respect opposition, stop intimidation!", "Stop misusing agencies to silence opposition", "End the rein of fear, stop ED, IT, CBI misuse", and "Bhaajpa mei jaao bhrashtachar ka licence pao..." (Pic credit: PTI)
Opposition parties rally against alleged suppression by central agencies
These slogans highlighted their concerns regarding the alleged misuse of central agencies to suppress opposition voices.
The opposition parties have been consistently criticizing the central government, accusing it of using central agencies to target and "silence" the opposition. (Pic credit: PTI)
Criticism mounts over arrests of prominent leaders by central agencies
Recent arrests of prominent figures like Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi ministers, former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, and TMC ministers by the ED and CBI in various cases have drawn criticism from various sectors. (Pic credit: PTI)
After 149 days in custody, Soren released; Kejriwal's bail plea rejected
Hemant Soren, who was arrested by the ED in connection with an alleged land scam, was released on bail on June 29 after spending 149 days in custody. Similarly, Arvind Kejriwal was denied bail by the Delhi high court earlier this month and is currently in judicial custody due to an ongoing investigation into an alleged liquor policy scam. (Pic credit: PTI)
'Not free and fair investigation but political witch-hunt'
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi protesting against centre said, "Agencies are being misused. When the Trial Court had granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal, it had said that there was no base (for arrest). Now, when Hemant Soren has been granted bail, (Jharkhand) high court has said that there is no base. These show that this is not a free and fair investigation but a political witch-hunt." (Pic credit: PTI)
'Control of mic is not in my hands', says Om Birla amid Opposition protest
Speaker Om Birla amid opposition protest in Lok Sabha said, "Outside the House, some MPs level allegations that the Speaker switches off the mic. The control of the mic is not in the hands of the one who sits on the Chair." (Pic credit: PTI)