S Jaishankar raised concerns over information USAID may have acted in bad faith in India. US President Donald Trump first raised the issue of alleged funding of $21 million for \”voter turnout\” in India, after he took over from former President Joe Biden. The External Affairs Minister’s comments come on a day the BJP sought an investigation into the alleged US funding for voter turnout in India and \”kickbacks\” The BJP alleged the money was used to sustain \”deep state assets\” in Indian. The Enforcement Directorate and other security and financial agencies have started preliminary steps to identify Indian entities and individuals who served as conduits for receiving the now-scrapped USAID’s $ 21 million to influence voter turnout. The ED is looking into alleged violation of anti-money laundering laws in a transnational conspiracy, sources said.Non-profits, social workers, media firms, and business entities are under the ED’s scanner over alleged violation. ofAnti-Money Laundering laws, sources say.
