Unique Delhi: Seventeen Opposition parties and an Self sustaining MP from Rajya Sabha, at the side of the Trinamul Congress and AAP, on Wednesday expressed apprehensions about the prolonged-term implications of the Supreme Court verdict upholding the amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and called for a review.
In a joint commentary, the leaders of the Opposition parties stated the judgement will toughen the hands of a executive that “indulges in political vendetta” to target its opponents and expressed hope that this “unhealthy verdict will be short-lived”.
The commentary stated, “We web page on characterize our deep apprehension on the prolonged-term implications of the hot Supreme Court judgment upholding, in entirety, the amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 with out inspecting whether or no longer every person in all these amendments can were enacted by procedure of Finance Act.”
It extra added, “We are moreover very disappointed that the excellent judicial authority, invited to present an self sustaining verdict on the inability of tests and balances in the Act, has almost reproduced arguments given by the executive in toughen of draconian amendments. We hope that the unhealthy verdict will be short-lived and constitutional provisions will prevail soon.”
The Opposition stated that the amendments salvage made it more conducive for the executive to raise in political vendetta. The joint commentary alleged that “These a ways-reaching amendments strengthened the hands of a executive, indulging in political vendetta of the worst kind, by using these very amended laws referring to to money laundering and investigation agencies, to target its political opponents in a sportive and malicious procedure.”
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared the joint commentary on Twitter, asserting, “17 Opposition parties, at the side of TMC & AAP, plus one self sustaining Rajya Sabha MP, salvage signed a joint commentary expressing deep apprehensions on prolonged-term implications of the hot Supreme Court judgement upholding amendments to PMLA, 2002 and called for its review.”
The commentary comes a day after the Enforcement Directorate performed raids on the premises of the National Herald newspaper in the national capital and someplace else.
The Opposition parties added that they keep and must in any respect times retain the Supreme Court in the excellent respect.
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