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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Narendra Modi government of making “sinister attempts to kill democracy” by misusing probe agencies against Opposition leaders, as he slammed the Centre over the ED searches on the premises of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches in multiple cities of Bihar and other locations, including premises of Yadav’s family and other RJD leaders, in connection with a money laundering investigation into the land for jobs ‘scam’ case.
Reacting to the searches, Kharge in a tweet in Hindi said, “For the last 14 hours, Modi ji has kept ED at the house of Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav.” “His pregnant wife and sisters are being harassed. Lalu Prasad ji is old, ill, even then the Modi government did not show humanity towards him,” Kharge said.
मोदी सरकार, विपक्षी नेताओं पर ED-CBI का दुरुपयोग कर लोकतंत्र की हत्या का कुत्सित प्रयास कर रही है।
जब देश से भगोड़े करोड़ों लेकर भागे तब मोदी सरकार की एजेंसियाँ कहाँ थी ? जब “परम मित्र” की संपत्ति आसमान छूती है तो जाँच क्यों नहीं होती?
इस तानाशाही का जनता मुंहतोड़ जवाब देगी !
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 10, 2023
“Now the water has gone over the head.” “Modi government is making a sinister attempt to kill democracy by misusing ED-CBI against opposition leaders,” he alleged. Where were the agencies of the Modi government when fugitives ran away from the country with crores, he asked.
पिछले 14 घंटे से मोदी जी ने बिहार के उपमुख्यमंत्री @yadavtejashwi के घर पर ED बैठा रखी है।
उनकी गर्भवती पत्नी और बहनें को सताया जा रहा है। @laluprasadrjd जी बुजुर्ग हैं, बीमार हैं, तब भी मोदी सरकार ने उनके प्रति मानवता नहीं दिखाई।
अब पानी सिर के ऊपर से चला गया है।
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 10, 2023
“When the wealth of the ‘best friend’ touches the sky, why is there no investigation?” he said, apparently referring to industrialist Gautam Adani, who is alleged by Congress to be a close friend of Narendra Modi. “The people will give a befitting reply to this dictatorship!”
