Bengaluru, Sep 26: The Karnataka government has withdrawn open consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a probe in the state, informed Law Minister HK Patil on Thursday.
Patil termed the CBI "biased" and said that the government has taken the decision to prevent the investigating agency from taking the wrong path.
"We are withdrawing open consent for CBI investigation in the state. We are expressing our concerns about the misuse of the CBI. In all the cases, we have referred to the CBI, they have not filed charge sheets, leaving many cases pending. They have also refused to investigate several cases we have sent. There are numerous such instances. They are biased. That's why we are taking the decision,” said Patil.
“It's not because of the MUDA case. We have taken this decision to control them (CBI) from taking the wrong path," the Minister said.
He also said that the entire Congress party stands in support of CM Siddaramaiah.
On Wednesday, the Special Court in Bengaluru directed Karnataka Lokyukta to conduct an investigation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the allegation of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites worth Rs 56 crore to his wife Parvathi by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
