My conscious is clear, have nothing to hide: Ahmed Patel after ED questioning

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Saturday that his conscience was clear and he has nothing to hide, soon after being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate at his residence here in connection with the Sandesara brothers money laundering case.

He accused the government of "using probe agencies every time it faced a crisis or when there was an election".

"If you were to do an analysis, you will see a clear pattern over the past many years. Every time there is a Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha election or the government is facing a crisis, one or more investigative agencies become active on the instructions of one individual," he said in a statement. "Unfortunately this time, the (Narendra) Modi government's failure to manage an economic, health and national security crisis is now so huge, that none of the agencies can help spin the narrative," the Congress leader said

Patel alleged that rather than fighting the pandemic and China, this government was "more keen to fight the opposition".

"Nonetheless, our conscience is clear. We have nothing to hide, nor are we afraid to criticise and expose the government's failures and their past corruption," the Rajya Sabha MP and Congress treasurer said.

Sharing his statement on Twitter, Patel also said, "Today the Modi government sent some visitors to my house." A three-member team along with few other officials of the Enforcement directorate reached Patel's 23, Mother Teresa Crescent, home in the Lutyens' zone of central Delhi around 11:30 am and left just before 9 pm.