ED operates independently, opposition 'trying to use courts' to save corrupts, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) operates independently and the central government does not interfere in their work. In an interview with Thanthi TV ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Prime Minister asserted that opposition parties are using the courts as a "tool" to obstruct the work of the probe agency because they are aware that Modi remains committed to combating corruption



and will not be deterred. 

"Did our government establish ED? Did we introduce PMLA? They were there before our government was formed. ED is an independent agency and it is working independently. Neither do we stop them, nor do we send them. They have to be right in the eyes of the law… There are around 7,000 cases with the ED and only three per cent of them are related to politicians...," he said.