When Modi cudn't handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 15, 2015

Modi is a coward and a psycopath — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 15, 2015

FM lied in Parliament. My own office files are being looked into to get some evidence against me. Rajender is an excuse — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 15, 2015

CBI lying. My own office raided. Files of CM office are being looked into. Let Modi say which file he wants? — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 15, 2015

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NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed the CBI has raided his office in central Delhi and launched a no-holds barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi , saying he was resorting to "cowardice".The chief minister, who is involved in a prolonged tussle with the Centre, accused the Modi government of resorting to vendetta politics and came down heavily on the agency for the raids at Players Building."CBI raids my office," Kejriwal tweeted."When Modi could not handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice. Modi is a coward and psychopath," he said in another tweet expressing his anguish over the raids.However, finance minister Arun Jaitley denied the Delhi CM's claims. "The CBI raid has nothing to do with Arvind Kejriwal and his office. The raid is in relation to corruption case against an officer," Jaitley informed the Rajya Sabha.A CBI spokesperson said the searches were being conducted at the office of the principal secretary Rajendra Kumar. Searches were being conducted at 14 locations, the spokesperson said, but did not give details.The BJP also hit back at Kejriwal with Union minister Prakash Javadekar saying the CBI was only probing a complaint of corruption against an officer and maintained it has nothing to do with Kejriwal's office.CBI sources said that a team of its officials went to the Delhi Secretariat, which houses office of Kejriwal and other ministers in the morning and conducted the search in the third floor of the building.The CBI said it has registered a case against Rajendra Kumar on allegations of abusing his official position by "favouring a particular firm in the last few years in getting tenders from Delhi government departments.""After taking warrants, searches are being conducted in the office and residence of Rajendra Kumar. The allegations against Rajendra Kumar were raised by Ashish Joshi, former member secretary, Delhi Dialogue Commission," the agency said.The third floor of the secretariat also houses Kejriwal's office.The AAP government has been locked in a running feud with the Centre over the control of important functions like law and order, police and land.Delhi government and AAP reacted angrily to the "raid". calling it a "darkest" day and "undeclared emergency" in the history of Indian democracy.Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia claimed the Centre was controlling the CBI and claimed the raid at Rajendra Kumar's office was aimed at sending message to officials "if they worked with Kejriwal honestly, they will be troubled.""If Modiji wants to send a message amongst officials who are working that if you work along with Kejriwal honestly, then they will be targeted, then it is a very dangerous message. This will have opposite effect," he warned.Another AAP leader Ashutosh said CBI is "lying to the teeth" for saying that the office of the chief minister was raided and attacked Modi.BJP condemned Kejriwal for the kind of language used to criticise Modi and said it was "absolutely unacceptable"."Does he want to protect the corrupt?," Javedekar asked, adding, "Instead of taking action against the corrupt, he is accusing the prime minister. This is absolutely unacceptable."