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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the late-night arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) saying that it is “nothing but political harassment and vendetta” by the central government.
#WATCH | I condemn the harassment of the TN minister Senthil Balaji by ED. What was the need to arrest him in the night? Opposition parties will not be scared by all this, says Congress Pres Mallikarjun Kharge on ED action against V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case. pic.twitter.com/4HplnjV58m
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“Congress President Shri @kharge condemns the late-night arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Shri V. Senthil Balaji by the ED. This is nothing but political harassment and vendetta by the Modi govt. against those opposed to it. None of us in the Opposition will be intimidated by such brazen moves,” Kharge said in a press statement released by the Congress.
Former Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on ED action on TN minister Senthil Balaji told ANI , It’s absolutely shocking. When they’ve their own govt in the state & Centre, then it becomes ‘double-engine’ govt. But when another party is ruling in the state & BJP in Centre, it becomes a ‘double barrel’ govt. They use ED&CBI.
