NDTV Analysis: Since 2014, 365% Jump In Action Targeting Rivals, Critics

There has been a 365 per cent jump in action by Central investigative agencies against political and ideological rivals of the BJP under the NDA government at the centre since 2014, compared to UPA -II, an NDTV analysis has found. Action has been taken against 79 people every year on an average since the BJP came to power. In comparison, under the UPA-II, such action was taken against an average of 17 people a year. Last year, NDTV had compiled a first-of-its-kind catalogue of all action against political rivals and government critics, which was then regularly updated.