Tejashwi Yadav calls IT raids at properties of Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu a 'political vendetta'

After the Income Tax Department conducted raids at the properties of film director Anurag Kashyap and actor Taapsee Pannu in Mumbai on Wednesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Centre saying "it is a political vendetta".

"BJP misuses institutions like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and IT Department for political benefits. It is a political vendetta. There is a dictator who does not want to listen to voices against him. He destroyed all institutions," Yadav told .

Earlier today, Income Tax officials conducted raids at the properties of film director Anurag Kashyap, film producer Vikas Bahl and actor Taapsee Pannu in Mumbai, sources said.

Offices and residences of Kashyap, Bahl and Pannu were searched in the raids, sources in the Income Tax Department added.

( With inputs from ANI )