BJP top leadership 'afraid' of opposition parties, targeting them through probe agencies: RJD MP
Patna (PTI): Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday claimed that the BJP's top leadership is "afraid" of opposition parties, and it is targeting them by "misusing" central investigation agencies.
Jha also said the Union government is "very worried" over the activities of the opposition parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
"The BJP is using the ED, CBI and IT Department against those it is afraid of... That is why it is trying to break (opposition parties) through these central agencies," he told PTI.
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Jha's remarks come a day after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for over nine hours in connection with the agency's money laundering probe into the alleged land-for-jobs scam.
The ED has also summoned RJD leader and Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav for questioning in connection with the same case at its Patna office on Tuesday.
JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the 'Mahagathbandhan' and the opposition bloc INDIA and forming a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.
The RJD was a key constituent of the 'Mahagathbandhan'.
VIDEO | "This is BJP, they use ED, CBI and IT Department against those they are afraid of. It is evident that the rulers in Delhi are afraid right now, and that's why they are trying to break (opposition parties) and use probe agencies," says RJD MP @manojkjhadu when asked about… pic.twitter.com/dV8XmjrUtw
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
