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I-T raids on Karnataka minister Shivakumar rock Parliament

Opposition accused the Modi government of misusing central agencies to muzzle dissent

I-T raids on Karnataka minister rock Parliament
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Income tax officials carry currency-counting machines during a search operation at Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar’s residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Archis MohanRaghu Krishnan New Delhi/Bengaluru
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the central government led by it on Wednesday built a narrative around the alleged corrupt ways of Opposition leaders. The Opposition hit back by accusing the Narendra Modi government of “misusing” central agencies to muzzle dissent. It said that by raising the specter of corruption, the government was trying to conceal its incompetence on the economic and diplomatic fronts.

Income tax (I-T) officials raided the residence of D K Shivakumar, Karnataka's Power Minister, and his room in a resort on Bengaluru’s outskirts where 44 Congress legislators from Gujarat are housed. In New Delhi, Union