Satyamev Jayate, says Supriya Sule as ED questions NCP's Rohit Pawar in MSCB scam case

Nationalist Congress Party NCP MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday expressed faith in Enforcement Directorate ED investigations into the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank MSCB scam case reported news agency ANINCP MP Supriya Sule along with other party leaders accompanied Rohit Pawar to the office of the central investigation agency this morning where the latter was summoned for questioning in the MSCB scam case reported ANISatyamev Jayate The truth will triumphInvestigations must be transparent and fair I have full faith in ED I am sure they will hear Rohits side He has come We are going to completely cooperate with all the agencies because we have nothing to hide Supriya Sule said speaking to reporters on Wednesday reported ANISupriya Sule said that government data has shown that 95 per cent of the cases being probed by the central investigation agencies are against Opposition party leaders reported ANII am going by data and data always speaks for itself In the Parliament there was a reply given by the Government of India that 95 per cent of cases of ICE meaning Income Tax CBI and ED are on people who are in the Opposition parties Sule said reported ANIRohit Pawar the grandnephew of the NCP supremo Sharad Pawar before entering the ED office was seen touching the feet of his aunt Supriya Sule who handed him a copy of the Indian ConstitutionPrior to going to the ED office Rohit Pawar went to the NCP office situated nearby met with Sharad Pawar and also interacted with other party leadersTalking to reporters Rohit Pawar said that he does not have anything against the ED officials as they were doing their workI am carrying all the files and documents that the agency had asked for I will answer all the questions of ED and will support them The ED officials are just doing their work I dont have anything against them I am ready to support them in every possible way the NCP MLA told reporters reported ANIThe MSCB scam case relates to the alleged fraudulent disbursal of loans amounting to Rs 25000 crore The case triggered the filing of a PIL petition in the Bombay High Court by four personsThe PIL shed light on the alleged modus operandi of the fraud In the petition it was alleged that some sugar mills defaulted on the loans which were given without due diligence Those sugar mills were attached by the MSC banks and auctioned to various office bearers of the bank and politiciansActing on the PIL the Bombay High Court ordered the registration of a case The Economic Offences Wing EOW which is under the Maharashtra government investigated the case When EOW filed a closure report in 2020 in the Bombay Session Court ED filed an intervention petition against the closure report and started an investigationWith inputs from ANI