A serious allegation has been leveled against the Jharkhand government, with state BJP President and Leader of Opposition, Babulal Marandi, accusing the administration of creating new crimes to conceal existing ones. Marandi stated that the practice of manufacturing fresh offenses to hide underlying criminal activities has become a disturbing norm for the government and the system in Jharkhand. Recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) actions in the coal mafia’s extensive network in Dhanbad have brought to light alarming evidence. Most concerning is the intelligence suggesting that certain high-ranking police officials, allegedly profiting from the illicit coal trade, have tasked associates with eliminating key operatives involved in the operation. This alleged directive is reportedly aimed at silencing individuals being questioned by the ED, thereby preventing crucial information from surfacing. Marandi warned that the ED must exercise extreme caution in Jharkhand, where those who suppress the truth, rather than those who speak it, often hold sway. When power, the system, and criminal elements align, the subversion of justice becomes an almost inevitable outcome, echoing past instances of ‘encounter’ tactics used to eliminate evidence rather than apprehend culprits.
