New Delhi (04.03.2022): NDA-ruled Meghalaya has become the ninth state in the country to withdraw general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It is not clear, however when the order withdrawing general consent was issued by the state government. The central probe agency comes under the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act which requires states to give the agency general consent to act. This is because public order and police are under the purview of state governments. The move means the CBI will now require the permission of the Meghalaya government to conduct any future investigation in the state. Earlier, Mizoram and seven states governed by non-NDA parties -- Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Kerala -- had withdrawn general consent to the premier investigation agency. The BJP is a partner in the ruling coalition, National Democratic Alliance (NDA), in Meghalaya led by Chief Minister and National People’s Party leader Conrad Sangma.
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Meghalaya withdraws general consent to CBI
By IndianMandarins - 2022-03-04 10:53:00
New Delhi (04.03.2022): NDA-ruled Meghalaya has become the ninth state in the country to withdraw general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It is not clear, however when the order withdrawing general consent was issued by the state government.
The central probe agency comes under the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act which requires states to give the agency general consent to act. This is because public order and police are under the purview of state governments. The move means the CBI will now require the permission of the Meghalaya government to conduct any future investigation in the state.
Earlier, Mizoram and seven states governed by non-NDA parties -- Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Kerala -- had withdrawn general consent to the premier investigation agency.
The BJP is a partner in the ruling coalition, National Democratic Alliance (NDA), in Meghalaya led by Chief Minister and National People’s Party leader Conrad Sangma.
