Venkaiah slams PM, FM for remarks on CBI
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (INN): BJP senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu said that the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's statement that the CBI could not question policy decisions and Finance Minister P Chidambaram cautioning the CBI and CAG not to overstep their limits is a direct warning to the investigating agencies that they should not be over enthusiastic while probing government decisions.
The finance minister had ridiculed the CBI as 'pretending to be victim at times when it pleads for more powers and greater autonomy', Venkaiah Naidu said while addressing a press conference here on Thursday.
'Even a little inconvenient work by the CBI, at times, is not being digested by the ruling party. The Prime Minister, the finance minister and earlier the minister for personnel and the law minister at frequent intervals have tried to caution and warn the investigating agencies.
Added to this, an array of arrogant ministers have been deployed to systematically criticise and otherwise deride and denigrate the institutions like Supreme Court, CAG, CBI, RBI and other constitutional bodies,' he said.
Venkaiah Naidu said that the Prime Minister, at the conference, must have spoken on making CBI autonomous and should have given some moral strength to the investigating agencies.
Instead he and his colleagues have chosen demoralise them, he said. 'This move of the Congress government is systematically planned, carefully crafted and articulated in an able manner to carry the misinformation offensive,' he alleged.
News Posted: 14 November, 2013
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