The on Tuesday said that there have been two convictions out of the 193 cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate against MPs, MLAs and local body members in the last 10 years.

One conviction took place in 2016-’17, and another took place in 2019-’20, the Centre said.

The data was provided by the Ministry of Finance in the Rajya Sabha in response to queries raised by Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP AA Rahim.

Rahim sought to know the number of ED cases registered against political leaders in the last ten years, along with their parties, the year the cases were registered and the states they belong to, and the number of convictions or acquittals in such cases.

He also sought to know whether there had been an increase in the ED cases filed against Opposition leaders in recent years. In addition, he asked whether the Union government had undertaken any reforms to improve the transparency and efficiency of the investigations undertaken by the ED.

In response, Pankaj Chaudhary, who is a minister of state in the finance ministry, said that there was no state or party-wise data about the ED cases filed against MPs, MLAs and local administrators.

However, the data provided by the minister showed an increase in the number...