The Congress on Monday charged that the ED raids on the premises of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel were a “conspiracy to manage headlines” on a day when Parliament’s Budget session reconvened and the government faces questions from the opposition on multiple issues.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday raided the premises of Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor scam case, official sources said.
Baghel’s office on his X handle said the “false case” against him is carrying on for the last seven years. It also said that no one will be able to stop the Congress in Punjab, where Baghel has just taken over as in-charge of party affairs.
When the false case going on for seven years was dismissed in the court, today ED guests have entered the Bhilai residence of former chief minister, Congress general secretary Bhupesh Baghel this morning. If someone is trying to stop Congress in Punjab through this conspiracy, then it is a misunderstanding,” the Baghel’s office said in the post in Hindi.
Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said that the raids look like a “conspiracy” to manage headlines when the opposition is seeking to corner the government in Parliament over several issues.
“Today, when the Parliament session is starting, the BJP, which is cornered from all sides, got the ED to raid the house of senior Congress leader, Mr Bhupesh Baghel ji, in order to change the headlines and divert the country’s attention from tariff, falling economy, voter list fraud, etc,” he charged.