Guwahati. March 4: The Meghalaya Government on Friday withdrew the 'general consent' granted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to investigate cases in the State.
The withdrawal of consent means that the agency will not be able to investigate any case in the State without the state government's permission. Moreover, the CBI will have to take permission from the State government before conducting any investigation.
With this, Meghalaya has become the ninth State to withdraw general permission to the CBI. The BJP is a member of the ruling coalition, which is led by Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) leader Conrad Sangma.
Earlier, Mizoram and seven other states, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Kerala have withdrawn their 'general consent'.
Except for Mizoram, all other states that have withdrawn consent to the CBI are ruled by Opposition parties. Although Mizoram is an NDA ally, the consent to the CBI was not restored.