BJP state spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo appealed to the officers working under the state government not to become complicit in the illegal and wrong actions of the state government. Pratul told the officers to work as per their rule book, in accordance with the Constitution and the law of the country. He said that the recent actions of the state government seem to have become its own CrPC. The Chief Minister should not forget that the law of the country is supreme.
Pratul said that the Cabinet Secretary of the state government has written a very objectionable letter to the ED seeking information on the issue of summoning its officers. This letter is a direct violation of the decision of the Supreme Court. Pratul said that it appears that the Hemant government now wants to stop the ongoing campaign of the central government against corruption by resorting to illegal means and wants to save its favorite officers.
Pratul said that the Supreme Court, while giving its verdict on July 27, 2022, had said that both FIR and ECIR are different. A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar had said in its decision that the ED does not have the responsibility to share its ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) with the person it summons. Pratul said that it is not possible to believe that the Cabinet Secretary is not aware of this very important decision of the Supreme Court. He advised the officers to act as per the law. Now this letter of the Cabinet Secretary is directly challenging the powers of the ED established by the Parliament of the country. These powers have also been upheld by the Supreme Court. Pratul said that governments keep coming and going, but officials should always work as per the law.