Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Ex-Uttarakhand Chief Minister Quits Congress Posts After ED Raid
A former chief minister from Uttarakhand left his leadership jobs in the Congress party.
This happened after the Enforcement Directorate searched the home of one of his colleagues.
Rawat said the timing was important because assembly elections are approaching.
He suggested the searches could be part of an effort to create a political story.
Rawat said Congress was fighting corruption.
He mentioned Rahul Gandhi’s campaign about corruption in education.
He said he did not want his actions to make that fight weaker.
The report does not include a response from the investigating agency.
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Rawat resigned from his Congress posts after the Enforcement Directorate raided an aide’s home.
Rawat connected the raid’s timing to political stakes before Uttarakhand’s assembly elections.
He said agencies had targeted a colleague’s residence in what he described as an attempt to build a narrative.
Rawat said Congress workers were mobilised against corruption, including through Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign.
He said he did not want his own conduct to weaken Congress’s anti-corruption efforts.
- Who
- Former Uttarakhand chief minister Rawat, the Congress party, the Enforcement Directorate, and Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- Rawat quit his Congress posts after the Enforcement Directorate raided an aide’s home.
- When
- The timing was discussed in the context of upcoming Uttarakhand assembly elections; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- The raid took place at an aide’s home in Uttarakhand, according to the headline and report context.
- Why
- Rawat said he wanted to avoid weakening Congress’s campaign against corruption and linked the raid’s timing to political stakes.
- Person
- Rawat, a former chief minister of Uttarakhand
- Political party
- Congress
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Action
- Rawat quit his Congress posts
- Raid location
- The home of a colleague or aide
- Political context
- Upcoming Uttarakhand assembly elections
- Campaign mentioned
- Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign against corruption in education