It’s not surprising that the ED should interrogate the Chief Minister for 6 hours.
This interrogation is not the last and we expect more grilling in the days to come.
Despite the NDPP table thumbing and their protests that the ED grilling the CM is fake news, there’s no smoke without fire. Firstly, according to newspaper reports the army has declined to comment which means that something is fishy.
Secondly, several months back the ED first interrogated 5 close confidants of CM Rio under Case No. ECIR/GWZO/09/2020/488, one out whom was the Personal Assistant to the Chief Minister. Thus it’s only natural that the Chief Minister himself should be interrogated.
While the question in everyone’s mind is whether the ED will pursue the matter to its logical conclusion or not, it’s amply clear that the CM cannot escape the net cast by the ED. The Chief Minister is now a ‘prisoner’ of the BJP and this will have intense ramifications for the state.
Secondly it has come to the notice of the RPP that the ED is also vigorously chasing 10 NDPP seating MLAs. Speculation is rife that the ED has built up cases of corruption against the 10 MLAs. According to sources, these 10 MLAs may strike a bargain with the BJP to join the party. Similarly, given the aggressive pursuance of the case by the ED, the Chief Minister too joining the BJP cannot be ruled out either.
The NDPP is in a precarious position and there’s absolutely nothing the party can do anything about it.
- Rising People’s Party
October 14, 2022
blogger in Nagaland
CM office issued statement
The Media Cell, Chief Minister’s Office Nagaland has issued a press release stating that On 13th October 2022, Amit Mukherjee representing the New Indian Express published a fake news item in which it is alleged that the Enforcement Directorate had questioned Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in connection with “the non-existent High Court, etc.” for several hours in a military facility at Rangapahar in Dimapur.
The same news has been circulating through various media and social media platforms. In this regard, it is made explicitly clear that the Chief Minister of Nagaland was never called by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with any matter connected with the High Court.
The press release stated that it was unfortunate that such false and baseless allegations were being made without verification, primarily to cause loss and injury to the reputation of the Chief Minister.
Action, in accordance with the law, is being initiated against those concerned and those who are responsible for this reckless dissemination of this fake news. And the concerned Department will clarify the other aspects of the news item.
(DIPR)
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