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Cases like Government over the CBI mess sage is very clear that whoever said the removal of the CBI those involving Vijay Mallya, he Government may have with the Congress alleging that comes near Rafale (issue) will director was “illegal, unethical Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi Tsent the two top-ranking '()$* the CBI Director has been be removed, wiped out,” the and unconstitutional”. and the Rafale deal are blots on officers of the CBI on forced divested of his power to pre- Congress chief charged. “The Congress leader Manish the BJP-led Government’s rule long leave to contain the empt a possible CBI investiga- country and the Constitution Tewari said according to the and they have not been probed internecine warfare within tion into the dubious Rafale are in danger,” he claimed. Lokpal Act and the Supreme properly, she said. However, she India’s premier investigating fighet jet deal, while West The Congress also alleged Court judgment in the Jain added, the BJP misuses official agency, but now it will have to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata the Modi Government and Hawala case, the CBI Director machinery to target anti-BJP battle it out with CBI Director Banerjee alleged the agency senior BJP leaders, scared over has a fixed tenure of two years. parties and institutions. Alok Verma in the Supreme has become the BJP’s the Rafale issue, have imple- BSP president Mayawati CPI’s national secretary D Court where more “skeletons” policing agency. mented the “Gujarat model” at blamed the Centre for the state Raja said there is also specula- could tumble out during hear- “The PM removed the CBI the Centre and in the CBI. of affairs in the CBI and said tion that the goings-on in the ing on Friday. Director to stop him from Senior lawyer and Congress other institutions are also fac- CBI have something to do with Not ready to go without a investigating Rafale. Mr 56 leader Abhishek Singhvi said ing similar problems because of the Rafale scam. He said, fight, hours within the broke the law when he the CVC has no power to inter- the wrong policies being pur- “What is happening in the Government issued the order bypassed CJI & LoP. Mr Modi, fere in removal, appointment or sued by the Government. CBI is like a coup that has to send him on long leave Rafale is a deadly aircraft with reappointment, and is a super- “More than the officials, it is the shocked the entire nation. The along with CBI Special Director a superb radar. You can run, visory body. Singhvi also alleged Central Government which is CBI’s credibility stands com- RK Asthana, Verma moved " #$ L but you can’t hide from it,” the Government violated the responsible for the problems in pletely destroyed. It is happen- the Supreme Court challenging M Congress chief Rahul Gandhi CBI Act with its move to the CBI,” Mayawati said in a ing under the nose of the the unprecedented directive as ( tweeted. remove Verma. Former Law statement. Prime Minister.” also the decision to appoint an ) " interim chief in his place. L Not only the CBI chief O $ was sent on leave, but officers ,# , -$ , entrusted by him to probe cor- . /,.0 ) ruption cases against Asthana 1 O also were transferred and fresh team constituted to probe into 2 ) ## 1 L M , 3 ## R charges against Asthana. Amid the allegations and )4556 .,/#$ 0 counter-allegations by Verma Director Rakesh Asthana by the sure, both Alok Verma and and Asthana, the Government probe. Government is based on the Rakesh Asthana will sit out by # termed the situation in the CBI “The grave allegations of inance Minister Arun Jailtey recommendations of Central going on leave. An SIT, not as “extraordinary and unprece- corruption by senior func- Fon Wednesday dismissed as Vigilance Commission (CVC), functioning under either of dented,” and divested the duo tionaries of CBI one against “rubbish” allegations of maintaining that the step was these officers, will investigate the he Central Vigilance of the “functions, power, duty another, which has been wide- Opposition parties, including absolutely essential to restore corruption charges against TCommission’s (CVC) rec- and supervisory role in respect ly reported in media, has viti- the Congress, that CBI Director the agency’s institutional them. This is in accordance with ommendations to send CBI of cases already registered ated the official ecosystem of Alok Verma was removed integrity and credibility. The highest standards of fairness,” director Alok Verma on leave and/or required to be registered the organisation. The envi- because he wanted to look CVC made its recommenda- the Finance Minister said. have led to a debate over and/or being enquired under ronment of factional feud has into the Rafale fighter jet deal. tions on Tuesday evening, the “The Government passed whether the anti-corruption the provisions of Prevention of reached its peak in the CBI Jaitley said Opposition’s Finance Minister said. the order as per the recom- ombudsman has the powers to Corruption Act, 1988, until fur- India’s investigation agency. which resulted in the divest- leading to a potential loss of charges indicate they had access Addressing a Press confer- mendations of the CVC. The do so, especially in the back- ther orders.” Wilful obstructions caused ment of powers of both the offi- credibility and reputation of to what was going in the mind ence, Jaitley said allegations CVC has all the material drop of the Supreme Court Defending the action by the CBI Director in the cers by the Government, the the premier investigating of the officer concerned, an leveled by the top two CBI offi- that both officers have com- judgment stipulating a two- against Verma and his Deputy functioning of the CVC, which Government said in a state- agency of the Government. It apparent reference to Verma. cers against each other have cre- plained of,” Jaitley said. It is an year fixed tenure for the CBI Rakesh Asthana, the was looking into complaints of ment on Wednesday. also vitiated the working envi- “That itself demolishes the ated a bizarre and unfortunate extraordinary situation, chief. Government said that the mid- corruption against him, and a A Special Investigation ronment of the organisation integrity of the person they are situation. “To maintain the and the accused cannot be Verma has petitioned the night order was necessary to “faction feud” with his deputy Team will look into the charges which has deep and visible trying to support,” he said. institutional integrity of the allowed to be in charge of apex court citing Section 4B of maintain the “institutional Rakesh Asthana has vitiated the and both officers will “sit out” impact on the overall gover- Jaitley said the removal of CBI and in the interest of fair- investigation against them, the the Delhi Special Police integrity and credibility of environment in the agency during the duration of the nance,” the Government said. Alok Verma and Special ness, purely as an interim mea- Minister added. 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Some of the vil- (,#@.@( she was a commodity, said the elhi-based journalist Abhijit arrested in connection with a fter attempts failed to tran- lagers were seen guarding the 7 9 victim woman, adding that DIyer Mitra, who was arrest- criminal case registered against Aquillise tigress Sundari area with weapons throughout one Dausa Singh lastly agreed ed by the Saheed Nagar police provide details of Mitra’s account, him at the Saheed Nagar police during the overnight operation the night while many pre- and settled it for 55000. and lodged in the Jharpada jail phone number and mail ID to station on September 20. on Tuesday, the team of experts ferred to keep indoors out of ,. ,7 She also explained how here since Tuesday night, will be know what all he posted and On the basis of a case started its third phase of oper- fear. she was mercilessly beaten up taken on a four-day remand by when. The Commissionerate (462/18), Mitra has been booked ation on Wednesday at the Earlier, Principal Chief $, in the house by Dasua when the Konark police. police, in a letter to Twitter under IPC Sections 294, 295A, Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Conservator of Forests (PCCF) she opposed to her sale. Not The Court of the Sub- have sought the details of Mitra’s 153A, 500, 506 and Section 67 of Angul district. Sandeep Tripathy had only she was alone, many Divisional Judicial Magistrate accounts and various posts. the Information Technology (IT) Though a massive opera- day, following which the team informed that once the tigress .@( poor women of Puri have (SDJM) here granted permission Mitra was on Tuesday Act.