Kumaraswamy calls Karnataka tax raids ‘revenge politics’

Bengaluru | Thursday | 28th March, 2019

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Kumaraswamy on Thursday said the I-T raids were nothing but “revenge politics by the BJP-led NDA government”. “The Income-Tax Department raids on some businessmen and our important political leaders in the state is revenge politics by the Modi government. Bengaluru: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing the Income-Tax Department to threaten political leaders of the ruling JD-S and Congress in Karnataka, Chief Minister H.D. Balakrishnan has helped the Prime Minister in his revenge game. “Highly deplorable to use government machinery and corrupt officials to harass opponents during election time,” tweeted Kumaraswamy..