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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asked on Sunday, "How is this possible that there are no other criminals anywhere but only in opposition?".
His statement came amid actions taken by central agencies against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal..
Speaking at a press conference in Jaipur on Sunday, Tharoor said, "Let the ED (Enforcement Directorate), Income Tax Department, and CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) do their job, but how come all of their targets are in opposition (parties)?".
Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tharoor added, Are members of the Opposition criminals, they have many things to hide...but when those leaders having criminal charges and investigations going on against them join the BJP...no one listens about it...many such cases are even shut.".
In November last year, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had called that the three central agencies the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax Department "jawans" (soldiers) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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