Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of strangling democracy by finishing off opposition parties through the "fear of government agencies like the ED and CBI," reported the PTI.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai after the state Congress's core committee meeting, Nana Patole also said that the BJP was indulging in this dirty politics and splitting opposition parties as it was sensing defeat in coming elections, according to the PTI.