The Enforcement Directorate questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday in connection with a money laundering investigation in a case related to the alleged embezzlement of funds from the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, the officials said. authorities. They said that the statement of the president of the National Conference will be registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as in the past.
The ED case is based on an FIR filed by the CBI, which registered former JKCA officials, including Secretary General Mohammed Saleem Khan and former Treasurer Ahsan Ahmad Mirza. Subsequently, the CBI filed a charge sheet against Abdullah, Khan, Mirza, as well as Mir Manzoor Gazanffer Ali, Bashir Ahmad Misgar and Gulzar Ahmad Beigh (former JKCA accountant) for the “misappropriation of JKCA funds amounting to 43, 69 million rupees “of grants awarded by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) to promote the sport in the state between 2002-11.
The ED said its investigation found that JKCA received Rs 94.06 crore from BCCI in three different bank accounts during financial years 20052006 to 20112012 (up to December 2011). Abdullah’s son Omar Abdullah tweeted that the National Conference would respond to the ED subpoena shortly.
“This is nothing short of a political vendetta that comes days after the formation of the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration. To be clear, no raids are taking place at Dr. Sahib’s residence,” he tweeted.
The development comes just days after the main political parties in Jammu and Kashmir formed an alliance to restore the old state’s special status as it existed before August 5 last year and also to initiate a dialogue between all stakeholders. in the subject.
Farooq Abdullah had said that the leaders decided to formalize the alliance that has been dubbed the “Peoples’ Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration”. He said the alliance will endeavor to restore the constitutional position with respect to Jammu and Kashmir as it existed before August 5 last year.
“The Declaration of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar aims to restore the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir as it existed before August 5 last year,” said Farooq Abdullah. “The Declaration of the Popular Alliance for Gupkar favors the beginning of the dialogue between all the interested parts for the resolution of the problem of J&K”.
“We will fight for the restoration of what was taken from Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. Ours is a constitutional battle … we will strive to restore the constitution (with respect to Jammu and Kashmir) as it existed on August 5, 2019.” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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