Sharad Pawar Backs Joint Opposition Action Against Central Agencies' Raids
NDTV
Sharad Pawar has accused the BJP of using raids by central investigating agencies to target opposition leaders for political vendetta.
Raids by central investigating agencies appear to be the latest rallying point for opposition parties as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday echoed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal for a united fight against the BJP.
"We will take up the issue in Parliament tomorrow. We shall see what we can do together in this regard," Mr Pawar told reporters in New Delhi when asked about Ms Banerjee's letter to all non-BJP chief ministers and opposition leaders on the alleged misuse of central investigating agencies.
Earlier, speaking at the national executive meeting of the Nationalist Youth Congress, Mr Pawar accused the BJP of using raids by central investigating agencies to target opposition leaders for political vendetta.
"Those in power today believe that those who do not share their ideology are enemies. CBI/ED raids have become commonplace and used for political vendetta to trouble political opponents," he said, referring to the raids on his party colleagues Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik.
