Misuse of central agencies will backfire on BJP: Bhujbal

Nagpur: “Misuse of central investigating agencies will backfire politically and it’s time the BJP did some introspection,” said Maharashtra minister for food and civil supplies Chhagan Bhujbal here on Monday.
Bhujbal was speaking to the media before leaving to attend meetings in Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts.
Bhujbal said, “Maharashtra is watching how things are unfolding. The way BJP is misusing central agencies and targetting various leaders, will backfire politically.”
Being in Nagpur, Bhujbal made sure that he brought leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis in the conversation. “I think Devendra (Fadnavis) is a wise man and he must now think about what his party is doing. It’s time to introspect as to how Maharashtra is viewing this. Do you think by doing all this, the image of BJP will improve,” asked Bhujbal.
He said the BJP will take a beating because central agencies are not only targetting political opponents. “Now they are going after relatives of political leaders, to pressure them indirectly. They want to destabilize the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and that’s why all this is happening,” said Bhujbal. He said that in India’s post-Independence history, “never has such a thing happened.”
Reacting to a statement from the BJP camp that MVA ministers won’t even realize when the government will fall, Bhujbal shot back with a sarcastic take on Fadnavis’s short-lived attempt of forming the government. “We realize everything that you are planning...and we take corrective measures too. So even if a government is formed early in the morning, we took the necessary steps to rectify the situation,” said Bhujbal.
When asked about allegations of nexus between traders and ration shop owners to siphon off supplies, Bhujbal said investigations will bring out the truth. “I have already received that information and we won’t spare those found guilty in this. In fact, we have requested for an appointment of IG-level police official to look into this. This request has been sent to both the chief minister and home minister,” he added.