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Tamil Nadu Minister ED Raids: After the ED raids on the premises of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji on Tuesday (June 13), the opposition parties attacked the central government. Attacked. Several main opposition leaders, including Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, have condemned the raid, calling it an act of vendetta against the opposition.
Sharad Pawar tweeted and said, "I strongly condemn the continuous action of ED against the ministers of governments ruled by opposition parties. With the raid on Senthil Balaji’s office, the ED has now reached out to the southern states with its objective of suppressing the voice raised against the undemocratic central government."
What did the Tamil Nadu CM say?
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said, "The ED raid on the secretariat office of Minister Senthil Balaji is a direct attack on the federal principle. BJP’s back door strategy against its political opponents will not give them good results. The silence of the people watching the petty antics of BJP’s vendetta politics should not be underestimated. This is nothing but the calm before the storm of 2024 which will sweep away the BJP."
Congress President condemned
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided the premises of V Senthil Balaji on Tuesday in connection with the investigation of a money laundering case. Official sources gave this information to news agency PTI. Official sources said that apart from here and Erode, searches were also conducted in Karur, Balaji’s home district. ED officials said searches were also carried out in Balaji’s office room at the secretariat here.
Arvind Kejriwal attacks the Center
Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on this matter, "The misuse of central agencies by the BJP to harass and intimidate the opposition continues unabated. Strongly condemn the ED raid against Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji. Blinded by the spirit of political vendetta, the BJP is causing irreparable damage to our democracy."
"Misuse of central agencies continues"
TMC Chief and West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee also targeted the center regarding this raid. He tweeted, "I condemn this act of political vendetta by BJP against DMK. The misuse of central agencies continues unabated. ED raids on Tamil Nadu minister’s state secretariat and his official residence are unacceptable. This is a disgusting act of BJP."
What did Minister Balaji say?
The Income Tax Department had also carried out searches at the premises of people close to Balaji in the state last month. Reacting to the ED searches, Balaji today said that he is ready to fully cooperate with the probe agency. ED officials were accompanied by personnel of central paramilitary forces during the raids. It may be noted that last month, officials of the Income Tax Department, who had gone to Karur to conduct searches at some premises linked to Balaji, were allegedly attacked. < /p>
(Input-PTI)
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