'Why Is BJP Govt So Scared': Priyanka Gandhi After CBI Summons Tejashwi Yadav

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's attack on the Modi govt came after the CBI summoned Tejashwi Yadav to appear for questioning in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday alleged that the BJP-led government is indulging in politics of "suppressing" the unyielding voices of the Opposition, and claimed that the action by probe agencies against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was part of this. Her attack on the government came after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Tejashwi Yadav to appear for questioning in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. In a tweet in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said, "Why is the BJP government so scared of the vocal voices of the Opposition?" She alleged that by adopting all possible means, the government is indulging in politics of "suppressing" the unyielding voices of the Opposition.

"The action of agencies on Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav ji is inspired by this politics," the Congress general secretary alleged. "The public is watching everything, and will take all this into account," Priyanka Gandhi said.

भाजपा सरकार विपक्ष की मुखर आवाजों से इतनी भयभीत क्यों है? सरकार सारे हथकंडे अपनाकर बस विपक्ष की न झुकने वाली आवाजों को दबाने की राजनीति कर रही है।

बिहार के उप मुख्यमंत्री @yadavtejashwi जी पर एजेंसियों की कार्रवाई इसी राजनीति से प्रेरित है।

जनता सब देख रही है, इसका हिसाब लेगी — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 11, 2023

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday had accused the Narendra Modi government of making "sinister attempts to kill democracy" by misusing probe agencies against Opposition leaders, as he slammed the Centre over the Enforcement Directorate searches on the premises of former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's family.

पिछले 14 घंटे से मोदी जी ने बिहार के उपमुख्यमंत्री @yadavtejashwi के घर पर ED बैठा रखी है।

उनकी गर्भवती पत्नी और बहनें को सताया जा रहा है। @laluprasadrjd जी बुजुर्ग हैं, बीमार हैं, तब भी मोदी सरकार ने उनके प्रति मानवता नहीं दिखाई।

अब पानी सिर के ऊपर से चला गया है।

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 10, 2023

Tejashwi Yadav was earlier called for questioning on March 4 but he had not appeared before the CBI sleuths, following which a fresh date was given for Saturday, officials said.

The federal agency recently questioned RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi in Delhi and Patna respectively. 

The case pertains to people allegedly given employment in the railways in return for land parcels gifted or sold at cheap rates to the Yadav family and its associates, they said.

Yesterday, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raid at the residence of Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in the national capital in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam case.