Malla Reddy, the minister of labour and employment for Telangana, claimed on Wednesday that the Income Tax (I-T) raids on his property were being carried out by the BJP government at the Centre out of "political vendetta." The Minister criticised the Central government for what he called a plot to target Malla Reddy and his family members as the I-T Department carried out searches at their offices and homes for a second day. He told reporters that members of the CRPF had treated his son in a disrespectful manner and said that "all this is occurring because I am the minister in the TRS government." All of this is being done on purpose to attack the KCR government. The minister claimed that his son became unwell as a result of harassment directed at him. "Are we thieves? Are we conducting casinos or involved in smuggling? He questioned and claimed that his family and he spent many years working hard to