Bengaluru, May 22 (Reporter) In a sharp political attack, Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Thursday accused BJP of trying to divert the nation’s attention from employment and economic development by encouraging youth to become 'gau rakshaks' (cow vigilantes) and 'dharm rakshaks' (custodians of religion) instead of providing real job opportunities. "They don’t want people to get proper jobs. They want everyone to become 'gau rakshaks' and 'dharm rakshaks'. Let them send their children to do that. We will continue to build Karnataka beyond Bengaluru, creating regional hubs and generating employment for the youth and for the country," Kharge told reporters, defending the Ramanagara development plan. Kharge said Karnataka ranks among the top three states in both GST collection and investment inflows. "We are an economic hub, and we are going beyond Bengaluru to establish local economic accelerators. What’s wrong with that?" he asked. Lashing out at the Centre over Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara, Kharge alleged that the agencies are being misused to target the opposition. "Absolutely, this is political targeting. There’s nothing new in what the IT and ED have been doing for the past ten years. A total of 193 cases have been slapped against opposition leaders. But what is the conviction rate?" he questioned. Kharge pointed out that even the Supreme Court had pulled up the central agencies for their "arbitrariness" and "selective targeting" of opposition figures. "This is just another intimidation tactic by the central government. But we will not be cowed down. Dr G Parameshwara and the Congress Party will face this legally and follow due process," he said. Questioning ED's intervention in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) case, Kharge said no evidence of money laundering has been presented so far. “This is nothing but political vendetta. Any opposition party that refuses to toe the BJP line is targeted,” he charged...////...