BJP Using CBI To Harass Opposition Parties, Mamata Alleges

Mamata Banerjee's outburst on twitter came on a sat the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with alleged irregularities in land allocation.

Outlook Web Bureau

Updated on: 25 January 2019 4:37 pm

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of using government agencies to harass opposition parties in the country.

Banerjee's outburst on twitter came on a sat the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with alleged irregularities in land allocation.

Alleging that the saffron outfit was carrying out "political vendetta", she said nobody was being spared and also asked whether the BJP was scared or desperate.

"So political vendetta continues. BJP and its 'allies' comprising multiple government agencies harassing all allies of Opposition from Kolkata to Delhi and beyond, she said in a tweet.

So political vendetta continues. BJP & its ‘allies’ comprising multiple Govt agencies harassing all allies of Oppn from Kol to Delhi & beyond. Also sorry to hear news that because of rash driving by a CBI driver a reporter of 24Ghanta injured. Now in hospital. Prayers for him
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 25, 2019

"From @yadavakhilesh to Behen Mayawati Ji, nobody is spared. From north to south. From east to west. Political vendetta by BJP. Are they scared ? Are they desperate ?, she asked.

From @yadavakhilesh to Behen Mayawati Ji, nobody is spared. From north to south. From east to west. Political vendetta by BJP. Are they scared ? Are they desperate ?
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 25, 2019

The CBI on Friday registered a fresh case against Hooda and several others in connection with the alleged irregularities in allotting over 1,417 acres of land during 2009-12 in Gurugram and carried out raids at over 20 places in Haryana, Delhi and Punjab.

Pointing to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Banerjee said: "One headless agency has now become spineless BJP!"

A high-level committee, consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge held an inconclusive meeting on Thursday to decide on the new CBI Director after the government removed Alok Verma as its chief. Nageswara Rao is currently the interim CBI Director.

Also on Thursday, the CBI arrested Bengal film producer Shrikant Mohta, considered close to Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, in connection with the multi-crore rupee rupee Rose Valley Chit Fund scam from the eastern metropolis.

--IANS