The CPI(M) on Monday attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for banning the CBI from Bengal.
Wondering as to why the State Government made a prior permission mandatory for the Central investigating agency to carry out investigations in the State, State CPI(M) secretary and party politburo member Suryakanto Mishra said “the order itself smacks of something fishy.”
He said, “When we were in power we had given a “general consent order” allowing the CBI to conduct any kind of probe in the State because we were sure of our clean records and were not afraid of the CBI,” adding “why this Government had to withdraw that order making it mandatory to seek the Government’s permission from the State before a probe.”
This meant that “they have something to hide from the people,” Mishra said adding “the reason why they have stopped the entry of CBI is that the Agency is catching new faces every day and getting information regarding the involvement of senior TMC leaders who flank the Chief Minister.”
These leaders’ involvement could jeopardize the entire Government and the TMC which was why the CBI had been blocked in Bengal, Mishra said adding the TMC was also afraid of the way the BJP was utilizing its leaders’ involvement in corruption to make them leave that party.