BENGALURU: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has summoned former Congress MP DK Suresh in a case related to conwoman Aishwarya Gowda, who has swindled many posing as his sister. The summons sparked a political storm, with senior Congress leaders accusing the central agency of operating with political motives ahead of key electoral battles.
Suresh said he will appear before ED on Monday. “I had no business dealings with Aishwarya Gowda. I don’t even know why they have summoned me,” he said.
Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao termed the move a clear act of political vendetta. “We don’t expect anything different from ED anymore. Instead of summoning just a few MLAs, they may as well raid all 136 Congress MLAs,” he said.
“Earlier, governments at least pretended to act within limits. Now it’s blatant. There’s no trust left in these institutions,” he said.
RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge said, “ED should not function as an extension of BJP. Why is their conviction rate just 1.6%? They are dragging ED into everything - the MUDA case, Aishwarya Gowda case.”
DyCM DK Shivakumar said his brother will cooperate fully with ED. Shivakumar said that multiple individuals had approached him claiming to have been cheated by someone impersonating as his sister.
“Suresh has already filed a police complaint stating that unknown individuals have been misusing our names,” he added. Shivakumar said ED officials tried to serve the summons at Suresh’s residence, but he was unavailable. “I told them to hand it over to me,” he said.