NEW DELHI: Searches by law enforcement agencies at the residences of P Chidambaram and Lalu Prasad showed the Government’s “nervousness” over the growing unity among opposition parties to field a joint candidate for the presidential poll, the Congress said today.
“Whenever the opposition coalesces together, it makes the Government nervous,” Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said and accused the BJP of trying to intimidate the opposition.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax (I-T) department had yesterday raided the residences and properties Chidambaram of the Congress and Lalu Prasad of the RJD respectively, in a multi-city crackdown on alleged corruption and benami properties.
Seeking to draw linkage between the ongoing discussions over a consensus presidential candidate and the raids yesterday, Tewari said, “Whatever action is taking place against opposition leaders is totally politically motivated.”
“It is very simple. It is an attempt to intimidate the opposition,” he said, pointing to the raids on Lalu Prasad who has played an important role in bringing together an anti-BJP coalition in the past. (AGENCIES)
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