"Probe Agency ED, CBI Cannot Be Election Campaign Issues": Himanta Sarma

ED and CBI are associated with criminals or probable criminals and the common people are not concerned about it, Mr Sarma said at a press conference in Guwahati.

The issue of ED and CBI raids against opposition leaders as raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi cannot be a factor in the election campaign, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

ED and CBI are associated with criminals or probable criminals and the common people are not concerned about it, Mr Sarma said at a press conference In Guwahati.

''Gandhi is addressing an ecosystem for criminals with which the ED and CBI deal, but this cannot be an election campaign,'' he said.