Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt says sanction for CBI probe 'was not in accordance with the law'. Karnataka BJP calls cabinet decision 'totally illegal & against the Constitution'.
MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu is the 10th state to withdraw 'general consent' for CBI. The agency has over 100 complaints of fraud but can't act on them in the absence of consent to probe from states.
AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said CBI inquiry into the allegations of the scam have not yielded any result in last 1.5 years. He said the tender process was put on hold after inquiry began.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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