Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during the working hours of Parliament is a new low and an insult to parliamentary conventions, the Congress said on Thursday.
“Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was summoned by the ED when Parliament is in session. He, of course, left around 12:20pm and presented himself. This is Modishahi reaching new lows,” tweeted Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh.
Mr. Ramesh added that the LoP had been undergoing interrogation by the ED for four-and-a-half hours. “His ordeal is continuing. The Congress party stands with him in solidarity,” he said.
