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ED Seizes Harish Rawat Assets Worth Rs 1.28 Crore

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC · How we work

Center

ED asset seizure

Former Uttarakhand minister Harish Rawat began the Jaspur-Haldwani leg of his “Dhanyawad evam Jansamvad Yatra” on Monday, Oct 5, 2026, despite a directive to cancel it.
The Enforcement Directorate seized Rawat’s assets worth about Rs 1.28 crore in a money-laundering probe.
Congress command warned independent programmes would not be tolerated ahead of 2027 state elections.
Rawat posted on X, saying “there is no stopping now,” framing the yatra as dialogue.

Right

Rawat defies warning

Former Uttarakhand minister Harish Rawat launched the Jaspur-Haldwani leg of his Dhanyawad evam Jansamvad Yatra on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Despite a strong warning from Congress state in-charge Kumari Selja, Rawat emphasized his personal resolve to continue the yatra.
Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal summoned Rawat to Delhi for a party-unity meeting.
Supporters claim the outreach campaign advances the broader interests of the Congress party in Uttarakhand.

Blindspot

The Enforcement Directorate seized assets worth about Rs 1.28 crore from former Uttarakhand minister Harish Rawat, including cash, gold and luxury watches, as part of a money-laundering investigation.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

Harshad Mehta’s 1992 securities fraud, exposed in April 1992, used forged bank receipts to siphon billions of rupees and triggered a 40% market plunge that spurred sweeping SEBI reforms. The scandal’s legacy of asset seizures reappeared in October 2026 when the Enforcement Directorate confiscated about INR1.28 crore from former Uttarakhand minister Harish Rawat, prompting Congress leaders to caution his independent campaign ahead of the 2027 state election.

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ED asset seizure

Former Uttarakhand minister Harish Rawat began the Jaspur-Haldwani leg of his “Dhanyawad evam Jansamvad Yatra” on Monday, Oct 5, 2026, despite a directive to cancel it.
The Enforcement Directorate seized Rawat’s assets worth about Rs 1.28 crore in a money-laundering probe.
Congress command warned independent programmes would not be tolerated ahead of 2027 state elections.
Rawat posted on X, saying “there is no stopping now,” framing the yatra as dialogue.

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