Karnataka government revokes general consent to CBI, calls agency ‘biased’
The decision came a day after a special court ordered a Lokayukta police investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in an alleged land scam.
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The Congress government in Karnataka on Thursday withdrew general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct investigations in the state, PTI reported.
The state government had earlier granted the central agency permission to openly conduct criminal investigations in the state under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act. The Central Bureau of Investigation would now require written consent from the state government to carry out inquiries.
The decision to withdraw permission came a day after a special court ordered a Lokayukta police investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority scam.
On Thursday, state Law Minister HK Patil said that the “notification granting general consent for CBI [Central Bureau of Investigation] to probe criminal cases in Karnataka state, under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, has been withdrawn”, according to PTI.
Patil, who made the announcement after a meeting of the state Cabinet, expressed concern about the “misuse” of the central agency. “In all the cases we have referred to the CBI, they have not filed chargesheets, leaving many cases pending,” he said, ANI reported.
Karnataka Law Minister HK Patil says, "We are withdrawing open consent for CBI investigation in the state. We are expressing our concerns about the misuse of the CBI. In all the cases...
