Former Chhattisgarh Food Minister and Congress leader Amarjeet Bhagat said that an attempt was being made to malign the opposition and tribals by conducting IT raids, and instead of raids the tribals should be shot if they were so corrupt but as long as he was alive he will keep talking abou
More than 10 officers and employees have reached the residence of the former Minister, Amarjeet Bhagat and they are checking documents inside the house. Heavy security has been deployed outside the house, according to the source.
ED's fresh move in the case comes almost two-and-a-half months after it raided 25 locations in Rajasthan including the premises of a senior IAS officer, some engineers, contractors and former state government officials suspected to have links in the case.
The Income Tax department initiated search and seizure operations in the case of a group engaged in the manufacturing of wires, cables and other electrical items on December 22, 2023, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
Commenting on the recent Income Tax raids on his premises, in which crores of rupees were unearthed, Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu for the first time responded, saying that the money has nothing to do with the grand old party or any political party.
After crores of rupees were unearthed from Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu linked premises, the party's Odisha unit on Tuesday said that the lawmaker is a 'businessman' and that they have nothing to do with him.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday targeted Congress, saying, "The Congress party can't escape from their wrong deeds; they have to pay a price," Rijiju added.
"This has nothing to do with the Congress party. It has no connection with the party... The government should investigate and find whose money is this and how it has been accumulated," said Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
"When the BJP sends central agencies to harass TMC, Congress says big things and supports them but when their own leaders are raided, they feel bad," said Ghosh.
Hitting out at Congress over Income Tax raids at MP Dheeraj Sahu's residence, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Congress is silent on this issue as corruption is in the "nature" of the grand old party.