Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah has defended his son Yathindra after a viral video was posted by several opposition leaders claiming that Yathindra a former MLA of Varuna, was involved in an alleged 'Cash for Posting' scam.
"All these allegations against CM Baghel are baseless and a part of the BJP's election campaign. It is good to keep your points or views forward but targeting the opposition leaders and misusing the government agency is not appropriate," the Congress leader told ANI.
CM Bhupesh Baghel said, "BJP has accepted its defeat as they are using agencies to target opposition leaders. They (ED, IT) will take a short break. After November 17, they will take a break. They also have a family. Before Lok Sabha (elections), they will again come back."
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, took a swipe at both the Congress and the BJP, accusing them of misusing central probe agencies such as the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Opposition leaders when in power.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday hit out at ED's claims against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said that the central government have the habit of imposing allegations on Opposition leaders adding that Baghel is an honest man.
Tejashwi Yadav, a leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and part of the INDIA bloc, said that the ED's actions against Opposition leaders have become a routine practice for the federal agency.
"The court gave a search warrant earlier but today the ED needs no court warrant. ED officers decide whose house they have to raid. Raids are conducted on the premises of only opposition leaders. How many BJP chief ministers and ministers premises have been raided till now, BJP needs to answ
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Paty-led central government, alleging that the party was attempting to silence all opposition parties before the next Lok Sabha election and wanted to arrest all opposition leaders before the next year's po
Speaking to ANI on the issue, Yechury said, "First of all you tell whether there is any government agency that has been given the responsibility to conduct such surveillance against opposition leaders. And why did this alert come only to opposition leaders and some journalists and not to any
A day after several opposition leaders claimed that they received alert messages from Apple, warning them of 'state-sponsored attackers', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell chief Amit Malviya on Wednesday said that the matter is linked with George Soros.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on the alleged 'hacking' warning message received by opposition leaders, including her, on their Apple devices.