Even as Income Tax department sleuths continued the search and seizure of documents from Karnataka Energy Minster D.K. Shivakumar’s residence on the third day, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday questioned the timing of the raids.
“I am not against raids per se, but look at the timing of the raids,” he told reporters, adding that it was “politically motivated.”
The Chief Minister also strongly opposed the use of central forces for I-T raids. He said it undermined the federal structure.
Asked about Union Minister Ananth Kumar’s statement that raids were conducted to crack down on corruption, he said, “There are corruption charges against Ananth Kumar himself.”
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Mr. Shivakumar's mother hit out at Mr. Siddaramaiah, accusing him of not protecting her son.
