Protest by Congress against removal of CBI director

Team Udayavani, Nov 2, 2018, 3:20 PM IST

Mangaluru: Congress committee of Mangaluru South Block held a protest in front of the office of the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday November 2^nd. The protestors condemned the high-handedness of the Union Government towards the CBI.

The programme was inaugurated by former MLA of the constituency, J R Lobo, who accused Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi, of not having any faith in the constitutional bodies.

Speaking on the actions of the PM Mr lobo said, “Modi has been constantly attacking institutions like CBI, Election Commission of India, legislative assemblies, Lok Sabha etc. He wants these bodies to function as per his diktats. When he got clue that the CBI might take up investigation of Rafale deal, he immediately planned to remove its director, Alok Verma. He passed order for Verma’s removal at midnight on October 24, and appointed an interim director. He has shown disregard to the constitution.”

Addressing the protestors, MLC Harish Kumar said, “Vijay Mallya has cheated the banks to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore. Lalit Modi is one such offender. Modi and his ministerial colleagues have gained from the Rafale deal. The entire deal was planned for the benefit of business tycoon, Ambani. We, on behalf of Indian citizens, are condemning the ouster of CBI director, and demand for ordering a thorough probe into the Rafale deal,” he demanded.