New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged that establishments just like the ED, the CBI, and the Income Tax Department have turn out to be devices of “political vendetta” underneath the Narendra Modi authorities and opposition leaders are selectively focused to destroy their popularity.
The assertion got here on a day a particular court docket despatched Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to five-day CBI remand after the company sought his custody for efficient interrogation to unravel the alleged rip-off within the now-scrapped excise coverage for 2021-22. CBI arrested Mr. Sisodia on Sunday after round eight hours of questioning.
Without naming anybody or any specific case, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “The Congress has always held the belief that institutions like ED, CBI and Income Tax Department have become instruments of political vendetta and harassment under Modi Sarkar.”
“These institutions have lost all professionalism. Opposition leaders are selectively targeted to destroy their reputation,” Mr. Ramesh mentioned. On Sunday, Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary mentioned Sisodia’s arrest by the CBI in reference to the Delhi excise coverage rip-off case is a welcome step. He had claimed that the AAP “used power to accumulate wealth”.
