Telangana CM KCR in his Bihar meet showed more interest on the concept of withdrawal of the general consent to the CBI. Sharing the same, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that all States should withdraw the general consent given to the CBI.
Addressing a press conference in Patna, KCR said that the BJP-led Union government was misusing central agencies to target its political opponents. Rao recalled that law and order were the State subject and the Centre should not act like a dictator. He further “All central investigative agencies, including the CBI, are being misused by the Centre to target the BJP’s political rivals in the country. This should stop now and all state government should withdraw their consent to the CBI. After all, policing is a state subject.”
However, many are opinionating that as KCR daughter’s name is heard more in the Liquor Scam that happened a few days ago, he is in plans to withdraw CBI in Telangana.
Above all, as per the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, the CBI needs approval from the respective state governments for conducting investigations in their jurisdictions. And if the general consent is withdrawn, then the agency has to seek permission from the state government for sure for registering a case.
So, many states, including West Bengal, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Meghalaya, have already withdrawn general consent for the CBI to probe cases in their jurisdiction. Hence, now, it is sure that Telengane is also going to withdraw general consent for the CBI to probe cases in their jurisdiction.
