Bihar govt will withdraw the consent to CBI to protect RJD: BJP

Patna, Aug 29: Leaders of the ruling alliance in Bihar on Sunday called for withdrawing the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), alleging that the agency was being used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre for political purposes.

 

 

 

According to Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI needs consent from the respective state governments for conducting investigations in their jurisdictions.

 

 

 

Nine states, including West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Meghalaya, have withdrawn general consent for the CBI to probe cases in their jurisdiction. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Shivanand Tiwari told PTI that the central agencies are being misused to target the BJP’s political rivals, and the grand alliance government in Bihar must take back the consent given to CBI. “Besides, the option should also be explored by the state government to approach the judiciary to check the misuse of central agencies,” he said. “I must say that the central investigative agencies have lost their credibility during the NDA regime,” he said. Speaking to the media, senior RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha said the BJP engaged autonomous institutions like CBI, ED, and Income Tax after Bihar’s ruling alliance leaders after its “Maharashtra-like plan” to control the state from the backdoor misfired. “The BJP feels embarrassed after the Gurgaon-based mall and other business establishments raided by the CBI came out with statements denying their links with deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav,” said Jha. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) said it was the right time to withdraw the general consent to the CBI. “The way central agencies such as CBI, ED, and Income Tax Department are being misused to ruin the image of opposition leaders, people of Bihar are watching, and they will give a befitting reply at the appropriate time,” said state minister Madan Sahni. He hit out against Union ministers and other BJP leaders, who had spoken against CM Kumar. “The leaders, who are currently occupying good positions in the government and in the party, must not forget the contributions of the CM in facilitating their electoral success,” Sahni said.

 

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CPIML(L) MLA Mehboob Alam claimed that there was no doubt that the Centre was misusing the central agencies to destabilize non-BJP governments in the states. “All central investigative agencies are working with political motives and they never act against BJP leaders. Our grand alliance government in Bihar should immediately withdraw the general consent granted to the CBI, curtailing the agency’s powers in the state,” he said.