Kiru Hydel Project corruption case:Satya Pal Malik condemns CBI raidNew Delhi,

 The CBI searched premises linked to Malik at R K Puram, Dwarka and Asian Games Village in Delhi, besides those in Gurugram and BaghpatFormer Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday condemned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searches at his premises in connection with its probe into a ₹2,200 crore corruption case.   “I have been ill since the past 3-4 days and am hospitalised. Despite this, the government agencies are raiding my house on direction by the dictator. My driver, assistant have been raided and are being harassed. I am a farmer’s son and will not be scared by the raids. I am with the farmers,” Malik said in an X post.   “I had complained against people accused of corruption. But CBI raided my house instead of searching them. You will not get anything from my house except my 4-5 kurta pyjamas. The dictator is trying to scare me by misusing government agencies. I am a farmer’s son, won’t be scared and bow down,” Malik, who served as the governor of erstwhile state of J&K between August 2018 and October 2019, said.    The CBI searched premises linked to Malik at R K Puram, Dwarka and Asian Games Village in Delhi, besides those in Gurugram and Baghpat.The case pertains to alleged corruption in awarding a civil-work contract related to the Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP). Malik had claimed that he was offered a ₹300-crore bribe for clearing two files, including the one pertaining to the project.