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Action an affront to cooperative federalism, CM informs Modi.
The continuous tax raids utilizing Main forces in Chhattisgarh and the actions of the Union Finance and House Ministries are an affront to cooperative federalism, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Mr. Baghel stated it is an “intriguing coincidence” that the raids coincided with the choice of the State government to initiate criminal investigations into corruption under the previous BJP government, led by Dr. Raman Singh.
He mentioned that based on reports, the Earnings Tax (I-T) Department has actually performed a minimum of 25 raids in a “clandestine way” across different areas in the State given that February 27.
” Might I respectfully explain that the actions of Finance/Home Ministries of the Federal Government of India are absolutely nothing short of an affront to the concept of cooperative federalism that you have frequently discussed,” the Chief Minister’s letter stated.
Mr. Baghel stated the action not just reflects “coercive and insecure centrism however likewise the actions of the Central agencies border on political vendetta on one hand and threaten the extremely core of our democracy on the other”.
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