EX-IAS Officer Sharma’s Letter to the Enforcement Directorate

E.A.S.Sarma
14-40-4/1 Gokhale Road
Maharanipeta
Visakhapatnam 530002
Mobile: 91-9866021646
 
To
 
Shri Karnal Singh
Director
Enforcement Directorate
Govt of India
 
Dear Shri Karnal Singh,
 
I have just come across an NDTV report showing scenes of a wedding function lavishly conducted by shri Mahesh Sharma, a Cabinet colleague of the Prime Minister.
 
In this connection, I refer to the correspondence I have had with the Prime Minister on another wedding celebrated in greater pomp by Shri Gali Janardhana Reddy, a prominent member of BJP in Karnataka. Several senior BJP leaders attended that marriage the cost of which had been estimated to be more than Rs 500 Crores. I enclose copies of my letters to the PM.
 
Initial reports indicate that the Income Tax department has already let off Shri Janardhana Reddy by soft pedalling their investigation. One gets the impression that the Income Tax department will similarly let off Shri Mahesh Sharma also. The department's conduct in this regard is being watched closely by the public.
 
These weddings would not have been celebrated without the deployment of large amounts of cash, which the common man/ woman on the street is finding it difficult to raise in view of the numerous restrictions imposed by the Finance Ministry and also the shortage of cash that prevails across the country. How could Janardhana Reddy and Mahesh Sharma explain the lavishness with which they celebrated the weddings in their respective families? Either they had unaccounted hoarded cash or they have received undue favours from some business houses and contractors.
 
I feel that the ED should investigate these weddings independently and file cases against the concerned, if necessary.
 
You should realise that you are more committed to the law of the land than the political executive, in discharging your responsibilities.
 
Regards,
 
Yours sincerely,
 
E A S Sarma
Former Secretary to GOI
Visakhapatnam
1-12-2016
 
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E.A.S.Sarma
14-40-4/1 Gokhale Road
Maharanipeta
Visakhapatnam 530002
Mobile: 91-9866021646
Email: eassarma@gmail.com