India, July 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the Bhilai residence of former Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, officials aware of the details said.

The ED has not officially disclosed the case under which the raid was carried out.

Baghel's office linked the timing of the action to a political development, claiming the ED was sent just hours before the Congress was set to raise the issue of large-scale tree felling in Raigarh's Tamnar tehsil on the last day of the monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh legislative assembly.

In a post on Baghel's official 'X' (formerly Twitter) account, his office said, "Today is the last day of the assembly session. The issue of tree...