Lucknow: Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are due soon. Meanwhile, raids were conducted at the houses of leaders who were considered close to Akhilesh Yadav last Saturday. Akhilesh Yadav has termed the raid as an action taken under the elections. The Income Tax Department conducted a 15-hour search at the house of SP National Secretary and Spokesperson Rajiv Rai, but the team got only Rs. 17,000 from his house. On the other hand, Akhilesh Yadav had made a statement on the action saying, "The action has been deliberately taken just before the elections. However, ED and CBI will also come now. '
At around 7 am on Saturday, the income tax department team reached Rajiv Rai's house in Mau. On the other hand, the SP national spokesperson says, "I am a disciple of Janeshwar Mishra. I am Akhilesh Yadav and Netaji's soldier. I am a socialist worker, we will not be afraid. He said my Bengaluru residence and all my institutions have been raided. On the other hand, after the action was taken, Rajiv Rai said, "15 hours were taken for the work that is done in two hours. Not only that, my parents, family, and relatives were held hostage since morning. I have raided four to five places. If you raid us just before the elections, it is not the fault of the authorities. The authorities are doing their job, they don't have complaints, but it tells the whole story.''
SP National Secretary said, "I had not received any notice before today. There was no inquiry. I have an income tax file every year, I never got anything. Nor has anything been found in the documents nor has a large amount of money been found. He said the department team has taken my phone, Gmail's ID-password, passbook. Last Saturday, the income tax department team raided the house of Jainendra Yadav of Lucknow, Manoj Yadav of Mainpuri, and Samajwadi Party spokesperson Rajiv Rai in Mau in the morning. Meanwhile, the department team from Varanasi had reached at 7 am. Jainendra Yadav is the OSD of Akhilesh Yadav.
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