A day after the Maharashtra government withdrew the blanket consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases in the state, the Shiv Sena said on Thursday that the decision was made in view of “agency interference. central to state affairs. “
Vineet Agrawal, chief (special) secretary of the interior department, confirmed the order withdrawing the contest and obliges CBI to seek permission from the state government before taking cases within its borders. Maharashtra is the fourth state to issue such an order.
Shiv Sena’s leader Sanjay Raut said that the federal agency has the authority to investigate. “In the event of a national problem, CBI has the authority to investigate. We had to make this decision because of their interference in state affairs that are already being investigated by our police, ”he said, quoted by the ANI news agency.
The MVA government’s decision came a day after the central agency said it would investigate the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) fraud case after registering an FIR on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government.
The case is currently under investigation by the Mumbai police, who are questioning three channels, including Republic TV. So far, eight people have been arrested on charges that include cheating and criminal conspiracy.
With the Maharashtra government’s decision, the CBI cannot be prevented from investigating the case or questioning people in this particular case, but it will have to take state approval to take over the Mumbai Police FIR, he said. to HT a retired CBI official.
According to a former Maharashtra General Counsel Shrihari Aney, ongoing investigations (such as the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput) will not be affected by the move. Furthermore, the CBI may seek an appropriate court order if it intends to investigate a case in Maharashtra if the state government denies consent, he added.
The federal agency has not yet ruled on the issue.
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