Chai and biscuits on me: Rahul Gandhi claims ED raid planned against him

Gandhi dared the ED to carry out a raid against him.

He posted on X, "Apparently, 2 in 1 didn’t like my Chakravyuh speech. ED ‘insiders’ tell me a raid is being planned. Waiting with open arms @dir_ed…..Chai and biscuits on me."

Taking reference from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government saying it has trapped the country in a 'Chakravyuh' and the Congress and the Opposition alliance will break this and give the people of the country their rights.

Participating in a discussion over the Union Budget presented last week by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Gandhi said: "Like the Chakravyuh of Mahabharat that killed Abhimanyu, another name of Chakravyuh is Padmavyuh, which is in the shape of a lotus flower."

"Youth, farmers, women, small and medium businesses are receiving the same treatment today like Abhimanyu received then," he said in the Lok Sabha.

"Abhimanyu was killed by six people. There are six people in the centre of 'Chakravyuh' and they are Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat, Ajit Doval, Ambani and Adani," Gandhi said.

When Speaker Om Birla intervened, Gandhi said: "If you want, I will omit the names of NSA Doval, and of Ambani and Adani, and take just three names."

"The Chakravyuh that has captured India has three forces behind it. First is the idea of monopoly capital, the second element is the institutions, agencies such as CBI, ED, Income Tax department of this nation and the third is the political executive."

He said the 'Chakravyuh' is devastating the country.