https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32960 Demand for an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into alleged financial relations between a state minister and his aide following the aide's arrest, with the Opposition seeking investigation of money flows and calling for the minister's removal amid claims that the minister and aide controlled the agriculture department in ways that harmed officials and farmers. An activist also alleged that the department bypassed Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and engaged in inflated procurement of equipment and fertilisers; the minister denied the allegations and threatened defamation proceedings. en-us Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:16:03 +0530 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32960 Demand for an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into alleged financial relations between a state minister and his aide following the aide's arrest, with the Opposition seeking investigation of money flows and calling for the minister's removal amid claims that the minister and aide controlled the agriculture department in ways that harmed officials and farmers. An activist also alleged that the department bypassed Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and engaged in inflated procurement of equipment and fertilisers; the minister denied the allegations and threatened defamation proceedings. News - Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32960