India, April 1 -- Bengaluru Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using organisations like the Income Tax department, Enforcement Directorate (ED), and CBI to weaken the Congress as it is "fearful of impending defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections".

According to an official statement by the chief minister's office (CMO), Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the BJP is trying to weaken the Congress through 'tax terrorism' as they believe that by doing this, they can win the election.

"The CM said, the BJP, fearful of impending defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, has been misusing autonomous institutions like the I-T department, ED, and CBI to undermine the Congress. As part of this tactic, the...