I-T Raids Could Be Result Of Lakhimpur Kheri Criticism, Says Sharad Pawar
NDTV
Asked about the I-T raids on the residences of Ajit Pawar's sisters, Sharad Pawar called it "excessive use of power"
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar today said the Income Tax Department's raids on various firms linked to the family members of his nephew Ajit Pawar could be the Centre's reaction to the strong condemnation by himself and the Maharashtra government of the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, which claimed the lives of eight persons.
Talking to reporters at Baramati, his home turf, he also said the inquiry of persons who were not related to the financial transactions under the lens was "excessive use of power", and urged people to decide till when they would accept it.
The I-T raids in the state are a reaction from the central government, he said.