After Kerala Police conducted raids at Asianet News office, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said broadcasting fake videos cannot be considered media work adding that his government does not attack media outlets that advocate oppositional views.
"The day trust vote was ongoing, and our Mahagathbandhan government was formed, I said then only that this series (raids) will continue," Tejashwi Yadav said.
"The way people like the Taliban and the al-Qaeda take up weapons in their hands to eliminate their opponents, in the same way, this government is using weapons like ED-CBI to eliminate its opponents," Raut told reporters here.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan targeted Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said that the CM is proving that he is a "Modi in dhoti" after the crime branch police team raided the Asianet News office.
The crime branch police team raided the Asianet News office, one of the leading news channels in Malayalam, based on a complaint by left independent MLA PV Anvar.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided the residence of Md Ezhar Ansari linked to IAS Pooja Singhal and recovered Rs 3 crore cash at Hazaribhag.
Reacting to the raids conducted by the anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta on BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa's son Prashant Maadal, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Friday said Lokayukta is independent, let free and fair investigation happen.