<p id="thickbox_headline">Income-tax officials on Thursday said they carried out a search on a contractor following tax evasion and amassing of wealth disproportionate to known sources of income.</p>.<p>According to I-T sources, the searches took place in Dharwad, Mangaluru and Udupi and continued till late night. It is learnt that the contractor was closely linked to a senior Congress leader.</p>.<p>Reacting to the search, Belagavi Rural Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar termed it as an act of vengeance when the Assembly by-polls were just two days away.</p>.<p>"I, too, saw the news about raids on a contractor. It is unfortunate. We have been saying this is all vengeance when the elections are due day-after-tomorrow. It is aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear among our workers," Hebbalkar told reporters in Hubballi.</p>.<p>She added that there were political motives behind the raids and blamed the BJP for using the central agencies such as ED and CBI on its political rivals.</p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Income-tax officials on Thursday said they carried out a search on a contractor following tax evasion and amassing of wealth disproportionate to known sources of income.</p>.<p>According to I-T sources, the searches took place in Dharwad, Mangaluru and Udupi and continued till late night. It is learnt that the contractor was closely linked to a senior Congress leader.</p>.<p>Reacting to the search, Belagavi Rural Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar termed it as an act of vengeance when the Assembly by-polls were just two days away.</p>.<p>"I, too, saw the news about raids on a contractor. It is unfortunate. We have been saying this is all vengeance when the elections are due day-after-tomorrow. It is aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear among our workers," Hebbalkar told reporters in Hubballi.</p>.<p>She added that there were political motives behind the raids and blamed the BJP for using the central agencies such as ED and CBI on its political rivals.</p>