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Another Example Of ‘Vendetta Politics’: Rahul Gandhi On Shivakumar Arrest

Gandhi alleged the BJP government was using probe agencies and a “pliant” media to selectively target individuals.

Rahul Gandhi speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)
Rahul Gandhi speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that DK Shivakumar's arrest was another example of "vendetta politics" and the Bharatiya Janata Party government was using probe agencies and a "pliant" media to selectively target individuals.

After a long session of grilling, Shivakumar was placed under arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in a money laundering case.

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"The arrest of DK Shivakumar is another example of the vendetta politics unleashed by the government, using agencies like the ED/CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) & a pliant media to selectively target individuals," Gandhi tweeted.

The Congress has hit out at the BJP-led Centre over Shivakumar's arrest, asserting the opposition party will not be intimidated by the "politics of persecution" and continue to pose "hard questions" to the government.

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