Bengaluru, Jan 21: Terming the raids at the houses of several of its ministers by the CBI as selective targetting, the Congress is venting anger over the CBI raids and demanding action against the Central Government. 

"The I-T Department appears to be selective in its raids, as it is targeting only our ministers and state party leaders,"Home Minister and Congress state unit President G. Parameshwara commented after the CBI raids rattled Congress leadership in the state. 
 
A senior tax official confirmed the reports of the raids but added that an official statement will be issued only after the raids are completed by the department.  "We will give all details on the raids conducted by our Investigation Wing after the exercise is completed in two days," the official said on the condition of anonymity.
 
The Investigation Wing simultaneously raided the houses of Small-Scale Industries Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, his brother Lakhan Jarkiholi at Gokak in Belagavi district, about 500 km from Bengaluru.
 
The house-cum-office of Congress Women's Wing President Laxmi Hebbalkar at Belagavi was also raided on account of alleged discrepancies in tax returns filed after the November 8 demonetisation.