The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has once again taken significant action in a money laundering case linked to former Jharkhand MLA Amba Prasad. On Friday, the ED conducted raids at a total of 8 locations, including Ranchi. These raids were carried out at the premises of Amba Prasad's relatives and close associates.
Amba Prasad: Jharkhand's prominent Congress leader and former MLA, Amba Prasad, is once again in the spotlight. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Friday at 8 locations, including Ranchi, in connection with a money laundering case linked to Amba Prasad. These locations included the residences and offices of Amba's relatives and close associates. The operation lasted for a considerable time, creating a stir in the state's politics.
Amba Prasad, who was an MLA from the Barkagaon assembly seat, is among the few young leaders who have built a b image in politics at a very young age. However, this action by the ED has raised a major question mark over her political career.
Who is Amba Prasad? Left UPSC to take up the reins of politics
Amba Prasad is not just an MLA, but also a social worker, lawyer, and a resilient female leader. She earned her LLB from Vinoba Bhave University and then pursued a PGDM from Xavier Institute of Social Service. Interestingly, Amba Prasad had started preparing for the UPSC civil services examination, but due to political allegations and conspiracies against her parents, they had to go to jail. To protect her family and take care of their political legacy, Amba left the path of civil services and entered politics.
Politics runs in her blood
Amba's family has been active in Jharkhand's politics for a long time. Her father, Yogendra Sav, has been a minister in the state government, while her mother, Nirmala Devi, has also been an MLA. This is why politics was not a new world for Amba, and she proved it by becoming an MLA at a record young age in 2019.
A b voice for women empowerment
During her tenure as an MLA, Amba Prasad vocally raised her voice on issues like women empowerment, land rights, tribal welfare, education, and rural development. Her style has always been unique. Once, she grabbed everyone's attention by arriving at the assembly on a horse. Amba had said that this was a symbol of women's empowerment and self-reliance.
In addition, she is also very active on social media and has released several music albums based on Jharkhandi folk songs, which has increased her popularity among the youth.
ED's raids raise questions
The ED team conducted searches at the premises of Amba Prasad and her associates at eight locations, including Ranchi and Hazaribagh. According to sources, this action was taken in connection with the investigation of alleged money laundering and transactions related to corruption. However, no major evidence or arrests have been confirmed yet. After the ED's raids, there is restlessness among Amba's supporters, but her close associates say that this could be a part of a political conspiracy, because Amba Prasad had openly spoken out on many anti-corruption issues.
What impact will it have on her political future?
As a young Congress leader, Amba Prasad has built a large base of support in Barkagaon. She is currently a National Secretary of the Congress and also the co-incharge of West Bengal. In such a situation, whether her political career will be affected by the ED's action or not, only time will tell. Amba Prasad herself has said on many occasions that she considers politics a medium of service and will continue to struggle to become the voice of the rural underprivileged sections of Jharkhand. But the ED's raids have certainly created a new challenge in her journey.
Amba Prasad's story shows how a young woman, overcoming the difficult circumstances of her family, made her way into politics and became a symbol of women's empowerment. But the current allegations and the ED's action may take her struggle in a different direction.
