The Congress chose the last day of the Parliament session to warn the government to desist from playing these tricks against those who are refusing to toe the government line.The party’s senior spokesman and deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma told reporters, "There is a dirty tricks department in the BJP government, which is working overtime tapping phone of Opposition, civil servants and judges.”He alleged that the government is putting senior leaders and bureaucrats under surveillance, manufacturing documents, using state agencies and "pliable” sections of the media.Cautioning the government to stop this game of political blackmail, he said it was "spreading canards” and making attempts at "defamation”.

Wondering as to how classified documents of the ministry of defence, CBI and ED have been selectively leaked to few channels and agencies, he said this created an "incomplete picture”."The selective leaking and distribution of classified documents creates an incomplete picture. The whole picture is brought out by the Opposition in Parliament,” Mr Sharma said.He said the government, instead of targeting the Opposition, should focus on delivering on its promises. 

They have failed miserably when you look at the state of the economy, job growth, falling exports and falling investment rate.”Turning to the just-concluded session, he said the Budget Session passed 24 laws, a record in itself.Noting that since 2014, when the Modi government assumed office, more than 80 bills have been passed, he said this is "testimony of a mature Opposition”."This is also a rejection of the canard spread by PM Modi that the Opposition was hindering passage of bills,” he said.

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