Mumbai, May 17 (PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was being misused against the opposition.

Whenever the government at the Centre changes, the law needs to be amended, he said.

The veteran politician was speaking at the launch of a Marathi book written by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut about his experiences in prison after the Enforcement Directorate arrested Raut in an alleged money laundering case. PTI PR KRK

PMLA misuse: call to amend the law when government changes following allegations of targeting opposition. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is described as being used against political opponents, with a senior leader urging that the law be amended whenever the central government changes; this position was advanced at a book launch recounting an opposition MP's arrest and prison experiences, which are cited as context for concerns about misuse of anti money laundering powers.