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Guwahati, Oct 16 (PTI) Congress MP Ripun Bora on Saturday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre is using agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department to target its political rivals across the country, specially before elections.
The senior Congress leader from Assam also criticised the Centre’s decision to increase the area under the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force saying that it was a unilateral one and the states concerned were not consulted.
"The Congress demands that the notification extending BSF’s jurisdiction be immediately revoked,” Bora said.
Hitting out at the BJP, he told a press conference here, “In the last seven years since the Narendra Modi-led government came to power at the Centre we have not seen a single case by the CBI, ED or the Income Tax department against any BJP leader.
“However, during this period, the BJP government has targeted Congress and other opposition leaders through these agencies and raided their houses.
It was done with the sole aim of harassing the Opposition leaders and silencing them,” he added.