NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government was misusing agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to create fear among opposition leaders and called the ED "supporting party" of the BJP, reported news agency PTI.

Speaking to reporters in Pune, Sharad Pawar cited figures of the ED`s actions between 2005 and 2023, claiming it registered 5,806 cases and only 25 of them have been disposed of.