Ahmed Patel vs Amit Shah: Proxy War?
11 crores and counting. It's been several hours since Income Tax raids began against one of Karnataka's most powerful Congress ministers, DK Shivakumar, in 39 locations across Delhi and Karnataka. Pictures have been released of the cash found, but there's a huge political row over the timing. IT officials say it was part of an ongoing investigation and the raids were planned well in advance. But the Congress is not convinced. Mr Shivakumar had been given charge of Congress MLAs from Gujarat who had been sent to Karnataka for safekeeping ahead of Rajya Sabha voting. Is this a proxy war between Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel for a Rajya Sabha seat that is playing out across the country?
