New Delhi: The Congress party has launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led central government following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at multiple locations linked to Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and party General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala have alleged that the raids are politically motivated and targeted at weakening the voices of SC-ST leaders in India.
In a sharp statement posted on social media platform X, Jairam Ramesh said, “The INC condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the ED raids on the Home Minister of Karnataka. Dr G Parameshwara is one of the country’s senior-most political leaders who has made great contributions to the cause of education, particularly in the weaker sections of society.”
Ramesh further accused the Modi government of weaponizing central agencies for political ends: “The ED actions undertaken at the behest of the PM himself reflect the politics of harassment, vendetta, and intimidation of which he is the master. The BJP is clearly nervous and worried by the achievements of the Karnataka government over the past two years.” He asserted, “We will not be silenced. We will continue to hold the PM to account for his multiple failures on multiple fronts.”
Following reports of the ED raids, Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala also came out strongly in support of Dr Parameshwara, calling the move a direct backlash to the Karnataka government’s recent landmark decision to grant ownership rights to one lakh SC-ST families.
Surjewala wrote on X, “The ED raids on the Educational Institutions of Karnataka’s Home Minister, Dr G Parameshwara, one of the tallest SC Leaders, are a frustrated reaction of the BJP and Modi Government to giving ownership rights to 1 Lakh SC-ST families yesterday at Hospet.”
He went on to describe the raids as part of a broader campaign to silence leaders from marginalized communities: “This is a constant assault on the Constitution and leaders of SC-ST-OBC communities across the country. The revenge seeking against G Parameshwara is part of a sinister design.”
Taking aim at the BJP, Surjewala added, “The ED raids are a desperate attempt to cover up the corruption of previous BJP governments.”
