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Harish Rawat offers to quit 2 Congress posts
Hindustan Times··13 Sept
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat said Saturday he has offered to leave two Congress posts. The remark came a day after the ED raided his PA Chandan Singh Jeena. The ED said it seized Rs 32 lakh and a dozen luxury watches. Rawat named the state Congress executive and a permanent CWC invitee role. He holds no government post.
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What It Means For You
- Rawat has offered to leave party posts, not any government office.
- The ED linked Jeena’s searches to a 2016 Uttarakhand recruitment exam probe.
- Jeena was OSD in Rawat’s 2014-17 term and is now his personal assistant.
What's Happening
- Rawat said on X he wants no weakness in the party struggle on his account.
- He alleged the action against his assistant was politically timed.
- The ED said searches ran under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
What The ED Said It Seized
- Friday’s ED statement said cash worth Rs 32 lakh was seized from Jeena.
- It also listed a dozen luxury wristwatches among recoveries.
- The probe follows FIRs on alleged irregularities in the 2016 exam process.
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