“Raids during election…it has never happened”, says Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi [India]: Attacking the Central government on recent ED raids in poll-bound Rajasthan, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that Congress won’t be scared and one day they (BJP) too will have to suffer.

ED on Thursday conducted raids at the residences of state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasara in Jaipur and Sikar. Additionally, a coaching centre allegedly linked to Dotasara was also searched.

The ED has also summoned Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son, Vaibhav Gehlot, for questioning in a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case.

Mallikarjun Kharge told media “They (BJP) want to spoil Gehlot’s election and demoralise and scare Congress leader. They do it always. We won’t be scared, we will fight strongly and will face this. Whatever they are doing is not right. We have been in politics for 50 years, but ED and IT raids during election time, have never happened.

But today they are doing this to scare the CM. But one day they too will have to suffer.”
Earlier on Friday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attacked the BJP government, alleging that “it was goondaism” and the central government had “created terror” in the country through probe agencies.

Addressing a press conference, Gehlot said the situation is worrying and said that the BJP should seek to win over people through its policies, behaviour, and principles in democracy but is resorting to “goondaism”.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed suspicion about the “timing,” “objective,” and “intent” behind the raids conducted by central government agencies in Rajasthan, suggesting that the BJP might be feeling vulnerable ahead of the Rajasthan assembly elections.

Pilot criticized the BJP for specifically targeting Congress leaders without factual evidence, accusing them of attempting to use central agencies to influence the election outcome.

Polling for all 200 seats in the Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25 and the counting of votes will be held on December 3.