Cong raises K'taka I-T raids issue in Parliament; Jaitley says no vendetta

Preliminary reports suggest I-T dept recovered Rs 7.5 cr from D K Shivakumar's properties

The ruling Congress in Karnataka has spooked the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on several occasions in the last few months - be it the Kannada flag issue, the Bengaluru declaration on social justice, hijacking the anti-Hindi plank and the decision to support a move for a separate religion for Lingayats, the dominant community that has a leaning towards the BJP.

On Wednesday, Income Tax officials raided the residence of D K Shivakumar, Karnataka's power minister and his room at a resort in the outskirts of Bengaluru, where the Gujarat MLAs are housed.

The early morning raid by the