The Opposition parties, including Trinamool Congress (TMC), Congress, DMK, Aam Admi Party (AAP), Shiv Sena, and others, issued a joint statement on Wednesday, 3 August, against the Supreme Court judgment which upheld the amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in entirety.
"We place on record our deep apprehension on the long-term implications of the recent Supreme Court judgement upholding," they said in the statement.
The Opposition said that the amendments have made it more conducive for the government to engage in political vendetta.
"Yet, we are compelled to point out that the judgment should have awaited the verdict of a larger Bench for examining the constitutionality of the Finance Act route to carry out amendments. These far-reaching amendments strengthened the hands of a government, indulging in political vendetta of the worst kind, by using these very amended laws relating to money laundering and investigation agencies, to target its political opponents in a mischievous and malicious manner."The Joint Statement