Oppn hits out as ED questions Kavitha
Hindustan Times|March 12, 2023
NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday for allegedly misusing central agencies to target political rivals after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav for questioning in a land-for-jobs case, and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the nowscrapped Delhi excise policy.
Oppn hits out as ED questions Kavitha

The CBI issued the summons to Yadav, son of Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad, after he skipped the previous date on March 4. Yadav, however, did not appear before the CBI citing personal reasons.

The Telangana MLC, meanwhile, was questioned by ED for nine hours the action on Saturday, even as by the anti-money laundering probe agency triggered a wave of protests in the state.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar - the Congress, JD(U) and RJD are partners in the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of "suppressing" the Opposition.

Yadav was asked to appear before CBI hours after ED conducted searches at 24 locations in the National Capital Region, Bihar and Jharkhand, at the homes of three of Lalu's daughters, Yadav's Delhi residence, and former RJD MLA Abu Dojana, on Friday. The agency said it recovered proceeds of crime worth 600 crore during the raids.

The action followed the questioning of Lalu's wife Rabri Devi by CBI in Patna on Monday, and Lalu in Delhi on Tuesday in relation with the case going back to when he was the Union railways minister from 2004-2009.

When asked about his parents' questioning, Tejashwi said earlier this week that the CBI action was a result of his family's relentless opposition to the BJP.

This story is from the March 12, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.

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