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Harish Rawat Resigns From Congress Posts After ED Raid
Harish Rawat was a chief minister of Uttarakhand and a Congress leader.
He said he would leave all his positions in the Congress party.
This happened after the Enforcement Directorate searched the home of his personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena.
The search took place on Thursday.
Officials recovered Rs 32 lakh in cash.
They also found 12 expensive wristwatches.
Jeena works as Rawat’s personal assistant.
He had earlier worked for Rawat when Rawat was chief minister from 2014 to 2017.
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat announced his resignation from all Congress party posts.
The resignation followed an Enforcement Directorate raid on Rawat’s personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena.
The ED said it seized Rs 32 lakh in cash from Jeena’s premises.
Investigators also recovered a dozen luxury wristwatches during Thursday’s raids.
Jeena previously served as Rawat’s officer on special duty during his 2014–17 tenure as chief minister.
- Who
- Harish Rawat, former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress leader, and his personal assistant Chandan Singh Jeena.
- What
- Rawat resigned from all Congress party posts after an Enforcement Directorate raid on Jeena’s premises.
- Where
- The recovered items were seized from Chandan Singh Jeena’s premises; the article identifies the political context as Uttarakhand.
- When
- Rawat announced the resignation on Saturday; the raids took place on Thursday.
- Why
- The resignation followed the Enforcement Directorate’s recovery of Rs 32 lakh in cash and luxury wristwatches from Jeena’s premises.
Key facts
- Resigning leader
- Harish Rawat
- Political party
- Congress
- Former office
- Chief minister of Uttarakhand
- Agency involved
- Enforcement Directorate
- Cash seized
- Rs 32 lakh
- Other items seized
- A dozen luxury wristwatches
- Aide investigated
- Chandan Singh Jeena
Sources
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