Both the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress engaged in a political slugfest on Saturday over the Income Tax department’s raids at Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu’s residence in Odisha and the reported recovery of ₹290 crore in cash from entities linked to his companies.
The BJP took its cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on social media on Friday that people should look at the pile of notes confiscated from Mr. Sahu and then listen to the honest ‘speeches’ of the leaders, launching an all-out attack against the Opposition party. Several of the BJP’s State units also held protests against corruption in front of Congress offices. The Congress tried to distance itself from Mr. Sahu and asked the BJP to stop dragging the party into the controversy.
