Samajwadi Party Chairman and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that it is not surprising for him to conduct an income tax raid on his party leader’s house.

In the days to come, ED and CBI will also come. “Rumours will spread; conspiracies will be incubated. But this will not stop the Samajwadi Party from continuing the cycle. They now know that they are done in the state. That’s why they sent IT. Rajeev Rai has been on weekdays and night for the development of the party. Why now? Had you known about this before, then you could have raided a month before.

In the days to come, ED and CBI will also come. “Rumours will spread; conspiracies will be incubated. But this will not stop the Samajwadi Party from continuing the cycle. They now know that they are done in the state. That’s why they sent IT. Rajeev Rai has been on weekdays and night for the development of the party. Why now? Had you known about this before, then you could have raided a month before.

But only when the election comes, this central agency came to contest election here,” Akhilesh said.”We have previously seen This. Didn’t this happen to Azam Khan? It happened with the farmers who protested the farm law? This is not a new strategy.

Congress has done the same thing, and the BJP has no new method,” Akhilesh said. Akhilesh also said on Twitter that as the BJP fears failure, raids will now increase. “Now that the people of Uttar Pradesh oppose the BJP, will they attack the 220 million people in the state?” Akilesh wrote on Twitter.

Earlier on Saturday, an I-T team raided the home of Samajwadi leader Rajeev Rai. Manoj Yadav is another SP leader who appeared on the I-T radar. In response to the raid, Rajeev Rai told ANI that the government would provide any reason.

“I have no criminal background or black money. I help the people, and the government doesn’t like it. This is a result. If you do anything, then they will make a video, register for FIR, and you will unnecessarily file a lawsuit,” the SP chief said .

Rajeev Rai is the national spokesperson of the Samajwadi party. His personal website describes him as the most important person in Team Akhilesh when the party won the election in 2012. He was the Lok Sabha candidate for Ghosi in 2014. Rajeev Rai is also the founder and chairman of AVK Group of Institutions, a chain of Bangalore institutions.

Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has commented on the recent Income Tax (I-T) raid at his premises. With characteristic wit and defiance, Yadav remarked, “After all big leaders from Delhi, was waiting for I-T,” alluding to the frequent raids targeting political figures. The statement sparked interest as it seemed to suggest a pattern of high-profile tax investigations focused on political leaders.

The I-T raid, which was carried out in connection with alleged financial irregularities, has been the subject of significant political debate. Yadav’s lighthearted comment pointed to the ongoing trend of income tax investigations against politicians, particularly those in opposition. He seemed to suggest that

Akhilesh Yadav’s response comes at a time when several opposition leaders have faced similar scrutiny. The raid on his properties marks the latest in a series of actions taken by the government agencies against political figures, fueling debates about political targeting and the misuse of investigative powers.

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