BJP govt jittery ahead of UP polls: MP Jaya Bachchan on IT raids on SP leaders

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday claimed that the recent Income Tax raids on some of her party colleagues were linked to the ruling BJP feeling jittery ahead of the Assembly polls in Uttar PradeshShe also scoffed at the governments claim that the central agencies work independently saying if we are illiterate uneducated to believe itIncidentally Bachchans daughterinlaw and actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for questioning in a case linked to the 2016 Panama Papers global tax leaks caseHer statement was being recorded under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act FEMA official sources had saidJaya Bachchan however made no direct remarks about the questioning of her daughterinlawTo a question about central agencies action against her party leaders she said They government are jittery They have many instruments and are misusing them Hawa badi karari hai lal topi sab pe bhari ha Wind is blowing sharply Red cap rises above everyone else Red caps are politically associated with the SP whose members often wear it in their programmesSpeaking to reporters the wife of Hindi film megastar Amitabh Bachchan also slammed the government for the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha members of different opposition parties and accused it of not allowing discussion in Parliament on important issues like price rise unemployment and farmers concernDuring the discussion on a bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday Bachchan had expressed her anger at some personal remarks made against her and lashed out at the BJP with a curse that it will soon face bad daysAn agitated Bachchan also told the Chair that it should be fair and alleged that an attempt was being made to stifle the voice of oppositionShe told reporters on Tuesday that she only gave voice to her heartfelt feelings and as an expression of solidarity with the suspended members who have been staging a sitin daily near Mahatma Gandhis statue in the Parliament House ComplexThe opposition members have been demanding that their suspension be revoked Their suspension was affected for their alleged unruly conduct and the government has demanded an apology from themHer remarks were also expression of frustration as opposition members are seeking justice from a government which was unjust and unfair she allegedThey government are selling the country and opposition cannot even raise it voice she said in an apparent reference to disinvestment of public sector firmsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever