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JD(U) defends Lalu Yadav: I-T department, CBI, DRI act on Modi govt's order

JD(U) defends Lalu Yadav: I-T department, CBI, DRI act on Modi govt's order on Business Standard. The IT raid is common but what will be the outcome of raid is important:JD(U)

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Following the IncomeTax raid on companies and people associated with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday cornered the Centre saying that the raid was a "political gimmick" to defame the opposition leaders.

"The IncomeTax department, CBI, DRI, are the organizations which work at the behest of the central government.

Time will tell that the raid conducted by these agencies was because of any irregularities or it was just a political gimmick," JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi told ANI. Asserting that the Centre was adopting such trick to defame the opposition leaders, he noted that the raid has been conducted at a time when the opposition parties are uniting.

Echoing the same, JD(U) leader Ajay Alok said, "This is mere a legal procedure. The IT raid is common but what will be the outcome of raid is important. What was the motive behind the raid is also important. We will talk about it after any substantial thing comes to light."

Raids were conducted by the IT department at the 22 locations in Delhi, Gurugram on companies and people associated with Lalu yesterday.

A team of about 100 tax department officials and police personnel reportedly carried out the raids.

As per sources, the raids were conducted on the charges of illegal (benami) land deals worth Rs. 1,000 crores.

Lalu's advocate Chitranjan Sinha, however, denied the allegations, saying that the RJD chief doesn't even have 22 residences in Delhi.

The RJD supremo also refuted the charges asserting that he is not afraid of the onslaught against him.

Lalu took to his Twitter page to slam the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the saffron party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are trying to pressurise him, knowing that he will expose their "lies, loot and jumlas."

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