Raipur, July 18 -- Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, thanking them for the Enforcement Directorate raids at his residence and those of his aides, calling the actions 'gifts'.

In a post on X, the Congress leader said, The kind of birthday gift that Modi and Shah ji give, no one else in any democracy in the world can give. On my birthday, both highly respected leaders sent ED to the homes of my advisor and two OSDs."

"And now, on my son Chaitanya's birthday, an ED team is raiding my house. Thank you for these gifts. They will be remembered for a lifetime," he added.

Speaking to reporters outside his resident ...