The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a law enforcement and economic offense investigating agency of the Government of India. The ED was formed on 1st of May 1956 (00:00 hours at Delhi) and its foundation horoscope is of Sagittarius lagna where the 8th lord (secrecy) the Moon is placed in the lagna, and it is in mutual aspect with the 6th lord (law enforcement) Venus which is in the 7th house. There is an exchange between the 2nd (finances) and 12th (foreign) lords in the foundation horoscope of ED. Interestingly ED’s primary function is to enforce ‘Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999′ (FEMA) and ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002’ (PMLA) both related with the 12th and 2nd houses respectively as per astrological rules.
Chart 1. Foundation Horoscope of ED
In recent times ED has been accused of misusing her statuary powers particularly against the opposition parties. The Supreme Court of India has recently clarified the extend of ED’s powers, particularly concerning arrest and custody of accused individuals {Refer link – https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/supreme-court-rulings-on-ed-power-of-arbitrary-arrest/articleshow/111721469.cms }. All this has happened in the Vimshottari Dasha of the 2nd and 3rd lord Saturn placed in the 12th house and Anter Dasha of the 7th and 10th lord Mercury placed in the 6th house of disputes. Since Mercury Anter Dasha is till October 2026 and then Ketu Anter Dasha to be followed so ED will attract more controversies in next 3 years.
As per the news reports since 2014 about 25 prominent leaders from the opposition parties who were under the investigation for corruption charges by ED and CBI have joined BJP (Refer link – https://www.deccanherald.com/india/saffron-shield-from-corruption-charges-for-23-politicians-who-defected-to-bjp-since-2014-report-2965100 }
As per the opposition parties the ED, CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and Income Tax Department work in tandem to put pressure on prominent leaders involve in corruption so that they join the BJP to get relief from investigation. Some of the prominent leaders of opposition parties who got relief from corruption cases or scandals after joining the BJP are; Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Suvendu Adhikari, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chhagan Bhujbal, Ashok Chavan, Naveen Jindal, Baba Siddique, Archana Patil, Tapas Roy, Gita Koda etc. {Refer link – https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/since-2014-25-opposition-leaders-facing-corruption-probe-crossed-over-to-bjp-23-of-them-got-reprieve-9247737/}
Now Saturn Dasha and Mercury Anter Dasha in the horoscope of ED (chart 1) from February 2024 to October 2026 is showing a bad time for this investigating agency. Saturn falls in the 12th house of the loss of reputation and Mercury is in the 6th house of disputes along with malefic Ketu. Many of the ED officer will be found to be involve in some scandals of serious levels in the next 2 years to come.
