India
oi-Amit Vasudev
Rahul
Gandhi,
the
Leader
of
Opposition
(LoP)
in
the
Lok
Sabha,
claimed
on
Friday
that
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
is
planning
to
raid
him
in
response
to
his
recent
‘Chakravyuh’ speech
during
the
Union
budget
discussion.
Gandhi
stated
that
ED
“insiders” informed
him
about
the
planned
raid.
Raid
Being
Planned
Against
Me:
Rahul
“Apparently,
2
in
1
didn’t
like
my
Chakravyuh
speech.
ED
‘insiders’ tell
me
a
raid
is
being
planned,”
Gandhi
posted
on
X,
adding,
“Waiting
with
open
arms
@dir_ed…..Chai
and
biscuits
on
me.”
During
his
speech
on
the
Union
budget
for
2024-25,
Gandhi
invoked
the
concept
of
‘Chakravyuh’
from
the
Mahabharata
to
critique
the
ruling
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
(BJP).
He
used
the
metaphor
to
suggest
that
a
modern-day
‘Chakravyuh’
has
been
created
in
the
form
of
a
lotus,
symbolising
the
BJP,
with
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
at
its
center.
Gandhi
alleged
that
six
individuals,
including
PM
Modi,
Union
Home
Minister
Amit
Shah,
and
others,
are
at
the
core
of
this
‘Chakravyuh’.
However,
when
he
attempted
to
name
the
other
individuals,
Speaker
Om
Birla
disallowed
it,
noting
they
were
not
members
of
the
House.
Gandhi
further
argued
that
this
‘Chakravyuh’
traps
various
segments
of
the
Indian
population,
such
as
youth,
women,
farmers,
and
small
and
medium
businesses.
He
accused
the
government
of
creating
a
“‘Chakravyuh’
of
unemployment
and
paper
leak” and
criticised
the
Agniveer
scheme,
claiming
it
entraps
young
people.
In
a
subsequent
post
on
X,
Gandhi
reiterated
his
point,
stating,
“Today
a
21st
century
lotus-shaped
Chakravyuh
is
trapping
India
and
is
controlled
by
six
figures:
Narendra
Modi,
Amit
Shah,
Adani,
Ambani,
Ajit
Doval,
and
Mohan
Bhagwat.”
