Harassing Opp. leaders by raids against not right: CM
ARVIND KEJRIWAL said it is becoming a trend that in states where Opposition parties are in power, the government will either not be allowed to work or CBI and ED will be sent there to harass them
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that conducting raids against Opposition leaders and harassing them is not right. He asserted that the country will only progress when everyone works together.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Ashram flyover extension inauguration here, Mr Kejriwal was responding to a question about a CBI team visiting former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi’s residence in Patna for questioning her in connection with the land-for-jobs scam.
“It is wrong. Conducting raid against all opposition leaders like this and harassing them is not right,” Mr Kejriwal told reporters.
The CBI, however, said earlier in the day that no — PTI
search or raid took place at Rabri Devi’s residence.
When asked if the CBI team’s visit could be a fallout of a letter written by nine Opposition leaders to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging “blatant misuse” of Central agencies, Mr Kejriwal said it could be related to that.
“It is becoming a trend that in states where Opposition parties are in power, the government will either not be allowed to work or CBI and ED will be sent there to harass them or the L-G or the governor will be used to obstruct work there. The country and democracy will only progress when everyone works together. Be it those in power or those in opposition, whosoever gets votes and forms a government should be allowed to work,” he said.