Union BJP government's vindictive politics knows no bounds: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticized the Union BJP Government, accusing it of engaging in vindictive politics and misusing independent investigating agencies for political purposes. Stalin's comments came in response to the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh.

While pointing out to the arrest, and the raid on the residence of DMK MP Jagathrakshakan, Stalin said these are clear examples of "BJP's misuse of power". He stated that these actions were part of a deliberate campaign to persecute opposition leaders, which he regarded as a severe assault on democracy.

"The Union BJP Government's vindictive politics knows no bounds!" Stalin posted on X, highlighting his concerns about the state of democracy in the country. He went on to criticize the BJP for ignoring recent warnings from the Supreme Court regarding the need for transparency and fairness in investigations conducted by agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

"It seems they are hell-bent on disregarding the rule of law and democracy," Stalin asserted, emphasizing his belief that the ruling party was undermining the principles of democracy and the judiciary.

Stalin further said that the BJP's actions were driven by fear of the growing unity among opposition parties. He called on the ruling party to cease what he referred to as a "witch-hunt" against opposition leaders and instead focus on addressing the real issues facing the nation.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party Thursday accused the Centre of trying to silence its MP Sanjay Singh by arresting him and challenged the BJP-led Union government to make public any evidence they have against him.

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Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, senior AAP leader Atishi claimed that over 500 officers of the ED and CBI conducted raids at various places linked to the AAP leaders in the last 15 months but "haven't found a single evidence" against them.

"They raided Manish Sisodia's residence, offices and several other places but they couldn't find evidence of corruption of even a single penny. And now, Sanjay Singh has been targeted," she said.

"The ED officers raided every inch of Sanjay Singh's residence but couldn't find anything. They arrested him because he constantly raised issues of Centre's corruption," she added.

Atishi further said that if there is any evidence against their leader, the Centre "should make it public".

"I want to challenge the BJP that if they found any evidence against Sanjay Singh, they should make it public or they should quit politics. They can send their officers anywhere where Sanjay Singh visited and I can vouch that they will not find anything against him," she claimed.

She further charged that the Centre is ¿trying to silence¿ Sanjay Singh by arresting him.

"We all know that whenever someone raises their voice against the government, there will be attempts to silence them. Since they couldn't silence him, they arrested him. The BJP should know that AAP is not going to get scared of their arrest threats," she said.