Congress on Tuesday accused the government of "fabricating its political opponents in false cases to divert people's attention from its massive failures", reported ANI. The party further said the government had resorted to "high-handed tactics" in arresting party leader DK Shivakumar in a money laundering case.

The Congress Communications Incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala released a statement in which he said,"The continuous and targeted harassment of opposition leaders by the government with the sole aim of diverting the attention of the people from its massive failures continues unabated. For the last five years, the Modi government has been targeting its political opponents by fabricating false cases with political vendetta and vengeance."