I-T raids on Dainik Bhaskar: Anurag Thakur denies govt interference, says ‘agencies are doing their job’

Hours after the Income Tax department carried out multi-city raids against the media group Dainik Bhaskar over alleged tax evasion, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the agencies are doing their work and there is no interference in it.

“Agencies are doing their own work and there is no interference…One should take complete information and in its absence sometimes many issues come up that are far from the truth..,” the Information and Broadcasting Minister said while addressing a cabinet briefing.

While responding to a query on the opposition Congress’ charge that the raids were intended to throttle the voice of democracy, Thakur stated that “one should take complete information and in its absence sometimes many issues come up that are far from the truth…”