Undeclared emergency
The incidents that took place on Tuesday midnight are testimony to the fact that a caged parrot such as CBI can never succeed in superseding its bosses. The department lies paralyzed since then. CBI chief Verma showed interest in investigating Rafale deal has been sent home. An incharge officer has replaced him for the time being. The government is snooping on the warring CBI officers. They have been treated very badly. This fight, earlier perceived to be between two officers has turned into a major issue involving the central government. Rakesh Asthana was appointed to work in favour of the government. Modi government had foreseen the chances of Rafael issue getting into the hands of CBI. Hence Asthana was brought in to occupy a powerful chair much before to do the necessary firefighting.
Asthana has been facing charges of corruption even before. After joining CBI Asthana began to work like an extended arm of the government. He exhibited non-cooperation pertaining to issues that involved government. The CBI began to probe a complaint against Asthana alleging the officer having received bribe from a renowned meat exporter. Obviously, the government did not want any probe against Asthana. CBI chief Alok Verma had all constitutional powers to probe this complaint. But Asthana had high connections. How does one check the veracity of investigation when the complaint is against a highly placed person who has to do the job of probing such complaints?
Hence the government should have sent Asthana on leave when the allegations were made against him. Instead, the government stood in his support. Why should the government adapt soft stance against an officer who is facing corruption charges? Is the government also a party to this transaction? Why should the government interfere with the investigation? By sending both officers on leave the government has set of to solve both roadblocks in its way. How can Alok Verma’s complaint against subordinate be deemed as a personal one? The victim has already complained against Asthana.
An investigation to prove this complaint should not be deemed as a personal difference between two officers. Sending Asthana home is one thing, but to send Alok Verma on compulsory leave for having discharged his duties is an inappropriate step. This lacks proper reasoning. Under the guise of sending Asthana home the government actually wanted to send Alok Verma on leave. Because Verma headphone interest in probing the Rafael case and had begin to collect documents regarding this deal. should the CBI seriously probe Rafael deal the government is apprehensive that a lot of heads main roll in this case.
In this context, the disagreement between two officers has been projected as scuffle and both have been sent home. The government is not empowered to act on CBI directly. But this midnight operation goes to prove the government is very scared at the moment. Till recently people would only allege that the government was using investigating Agencies to settle scores on its enemies. If one had a closer look at the rates conducted across the nation 20 allegations sounded partially true sometimes. The government has taken one step further in this regard. It has proceeded to finish the CBI which was going to raise its paw against the government. This is for the first time in the history of this nation that an operation of this nature against an investigative agency has taken place. This goes to show we do not have a functioning democracy in this country. government has suffered for the loss of loss of face by trying to snoop on Alok Verma by placing four intelligence officers near his house.
What is the need for the government to spy on Alok Verma? Who ordered the intelligence officers to stand guard outside his house? having destroyed the economy of the country in the last 4 years, the Modi government is out to destruct every functioning government department. It has interfered with the defence matters and even used Army to reach its own ends. It has interviewed with the Judiciary system as well. It succeeded in bringing the government friendly judge to further its own interest in the highest court of this country. IT officers were used to shut the opposition. It threatened the media Agencies that published on save reports about its functioning. Now it is out to destroy a premier investigating agency like CBI. this is the action government is out to take against Agencies that are going to lawfully investigate into its functioning. All these development are an indication that a person is perceived to be bigger than the nation. This is an indication that in the coming days the government may even use agencies like RAW to suit its agenda. After all these are we to believe there is no emergency situation in this country?
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Modi eager to reclaim PM post instead of paving way for next generation: Uddhav
Thane (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repeatedly targeting him and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and claimed that he is eager to reclaim the PM's post instead of paving the way for the next generation.
Addressing an election rally in Thane to canvass for incumbent MP and his party candidate Rajan Vichare on Thursday, Thackeray called the contest a clash between loyalty and betrayal.
The Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has nominated Naresh Mhaske for the Thane Lok Sabha constituency, which along with 12 other seats, including six in Mumbai, will vote in the fifth phase on May 20.
The contest in Thane is a prestige battle for Shinde, an influential leader from the region who split the original Shiv Sena in 2022 and aligned with the BJP.
However, Thackeray mainly focussed on Modi and his policies. He accused Modi of stirring controversies through his rhetoric and claimed that the BJP is shifting its narratives, from pledges of securing a majority to allegations of dynasty politics.
