Bangalore, 19/4: Congress spokesperson Ramesh Babu alleged on Tuesday that Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi threatened Jagadish Shettar with I-T and ED raids if he quits the party.
Speaking to reporters here, Babu hailed Jagadish Shettar as one of the most honest politicians that Karnataka has seen. “Shettar decided to quit BJP as he was humiliated and his self-esteem was hurt. On the pretext of convincing him to stay back in BJP, Joshi threatened Shettar that he will be subjected to I-T and ED raids if he quits the party,” he charged.
Babu alleged that the BJP has been misusing CBI, ED and I-T departments to target opposition parties during elections and demanded the resignation of Joshi from the Union minister’s post.
Meanwhile, AICC spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh lashed out at the BJP government for misleading people on the reservation issues in Karnataka.