CBI raids residence of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's brother in Jodhpur
He was earlier questioned by the ED in an alleged fertiliser scam; the raids come after the central probe agency registered a new case of corruption against Agrasen.
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Jodhpur, June 17: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the Jodhpur residence of Agrasen Gehlot, the brother of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The searches are going on at other locations as well, said reports.
Agrasen is a fertiliser trader. He was earlier questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged fertiliser scam. The raids come after the central probe agency registered a new case of corruption against Agrasen.
The raids have come amidst the nationwide protests by Congress over Rahul Gandhi's grilling by the ED in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper case.
Meanwhile, the party has termed the raids as vendetta politics by the BJP and said it will not be silenced by such tactics.
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"This is vendetta politics beyond all bounds. Ashok Gehlot was at the forefront of the protests in Delhi over the past three days, and this is Modi Government's brazen response! We will not be silenced," Congress chief spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.