Nagpur, Jan. 18 -- Reacting to the arrest of Suraj Chavan, an alleged close aide of Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray, Congress leader in charge of the Maharashtra unit of the party Ramesh Chennithala said on Thursday that the central investigation agencies are targeting opposition leaders.

He asked whether any BJP worker was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during the regime of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

"The opposition is being targeted by the CBI and ED. Is any BJP worker arrested by the ED?" Chennithala told reporters here.

ED arrested Suraj Chavan in connection with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Khichdi COVID scam case on Wednesday night.

Chavan was alleged to have been involved in ...