Congress condemns raid on Zameer’s residence

Only our party leaders are being targeted, says Shivakumar

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar and Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government over raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the residence of Congress MLA B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan in Bengaluru. Mr. Shivakumar told reporters in Delhi that the BJP-led Union government had been misusing ED and I-T agencies to harass and target leaders of the Opposition parties. “Where was the ED and I-T wings of the Central government when BJP leaders indulged in ‘Operation Lotus’ through money-laundering and toppled the coalition government,” Mr. Shivakumar sought to know. Mr. Shivakumar’s residence was raided last year by CBI officials in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case.