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withdrawal of CBI Director Alok Verma
+ by the Modi government is "illegal" and "criminal". The BJP then criticized the Congress leader, claiming that he was daily fabricating lies about Rafale.
The congressional official said that the director of the investigative agency can only be appointed or dismissed by consensus between the Chief Justice of India, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition.
"This (the remoteness of Verma) is an insult to the Constitution of India, the Leader of the Opposition and the Indian people.It is also illegal and criminal," he said. Rahul Gandhi speaking to the media in the nation's capital.
The president of the Congress also questioned the timing of the "withdrawal" of Verma.
"The question that should be asked is why was the decision made at 2 am?" he said.
Rahul further stated that attempts were underway to remove the evidence.
"The director of the CBI was not only dismissed, but his room was also sealed and the incriminating documents that accompanied him were confiscated.This is why the work was done at 2 o'clock In the morning, an effort was made to bury the evidence, "said Rahul.
The government sends the head of the CBI, the MP on leave; Verma challenges the order in SC
The one-year fight in the IWC saw Asthana file a lawsuit accusing Verma of several irregularities and the IWC leader retaliating by registering a FIR against his deputy for alleged corruption ended with the benching and transfer of 14 officers.
Rahul said that Verma had been fired because he was about to launch an investigation into the Rafale jet business. "The government has panicked about the possibility that it is investigating the Rafale deal," he said.
"If the IWC inquiry had begun, Prime Minister Modi would have been finished," he added.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told the congressional president that Rahul Gandhi was making lies about the Rafale contract.
The temporary burden of the agency has been badigned to a person who has prosecutions against him so that the prime minister can control him, said Gandhi, referring to the co-director Nageswara Rao.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Wednesday that Verma and the special director, Rakesh Asthana, had been invited to go on leave in accordance with the recommendation of the Central Vigilance Commission and that it was "absolutely essential" maintain the institutional integrity of the IWC.
The IWC announced today that Verma and Asthana would remain in their respective roles, but could not remain in the position until the conclusion of the CVC investigation.
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