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Updated: October 25, 2018 at 15 h 09 min 28 s
Mallikarjun Kharge, chief executive of the Congress. (File)
Expressing its concerns about the "blatant, shameless and beleaguered (investigative) use of agencies" by the Center, the head of Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, wrote Thursday a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and questioned the dismissal of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Alok. Verma.
In a three-page letter to the prime minister, Kharge, the leader of the largest opposition party, claimed that the central government does not have the power to dismiss the director of the IWC, nor does the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) does not recommend it. Verma and CBI's special director, Rakesh Asthana, were sent on leave Tuesday night.
"First, there is no visible reason to transfer the director. The only plausible explanation for this desperate and hasty decision is an attempt to sabotage the ongoing investigations into the Special Director's cases and other cases that may cause a great deal of embarrassment to your government, "reads the letter.
"Second, no one – neither you nor the CVC – has the power to change the terms of use devolving on the director," the letter adds.
The letter to Modi concluded with the congressional leader describing the IWC director's dismissal as "unlawful, in bad faith", which "indicates a sinister agenda for evading important investigations, including This is less like a "cleanup" because your colleagues at the firm make a nervous statement and, more strikingly, a "camouflage."
When addressing the media in the nation's capital, Kharge, in an indirect reference to Modi, accused the "supreme leader" of having "sleepless nights". "The withdrawal of IWC No. 1 at 2 am, the permanent observation of the same person and the misuse of agencies to overthrow the rule of law in order to disguise desperately massive corruption of his government in the Rafale Scale reveal the core. Shri Narendra Modi and his accomplice, Shri Amit Shah, are infamous for their "Gujarat model" of Snoop-Gate and it is not surprising that they use the Intelligence Bureau to monitor an officer who was about to unravel transactions in the Rafale Scam. The "Big Brother Syndrome" is the main mode of operation of a government that has completely lost the plot, "said the Congress leader.
Kharge also nibbled information on Verma by suspected Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials earlier in the day in the nation's capital. "This is nothing other than a blatant, shameless and beleaguered use of agencies," he said.
"It also speaks volumes about how the Intelligence Bureau is disrupted and misused for low-cost political purposes. This is nothing but a despotic, malevolent and dictatorial attempt to interfere in the daily work of leading agencies like IB, CBI and CVC. It's a dark time for democracy in India and the fully responsible Congress Party wants to emphasize this darkness, "he added.
The president of the Congress concluded his meeting with the press by asking "what was the haste to remove it (Verma) without the approval of the selection committee". "Why was an interim chief appointed at 2 am? Does not this amount to completely destroying constitutional norms, laws and any semblance of political morality and responsibility? He asked.
On Wednesday, while he was explaining his position, the government had stated that such a step had been taken because of "extraordinary" and "unprecedented" circumstances and to ensure "fairness and integrity." 39; equality ". Addressing reporters, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, described the decision as "interim measure" to ensure that people who are the subject of allegations do not have to go to court. do not investigate their own affairs. He stated that in this "unique" and "unfortunate" situation, the "requirements of fairness and fair play must be present".
The opposition parties say that "we know what the agency was going to do next," said Jaitley. "If … these opposition parties have access to what is going on in the mind of an individual within the IWC", that "destroys the integrity itself. people they are trying to support, "he said.
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