India, July 18 -- Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel claimed that the Enforcement Directorate was sent to his home for conducting raids on Friday on behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.

Calling the raids an "attempt to murder democracy", Baghel said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is suppressing opposition leaders across the country.

Baghel's remarks come hours after ED conducted searches at Baghel's residence in Chhattisgarh's Bhilai and arrested his son Chaitanya Baghel, a businessman, in connection with its money laundering probe linked to the state's liquor policy.

Reacting to ED's move, Bhupesh Baghel talked about the time when the probe agency conducted raids at hi...