Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju
Highlight
- Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the CBI is no longer a “cage parrot” but is performing its duty in the true sense.
- He also said that the challenges faced by some officers after the CJI’s remarks are ‘no longer in existence’.
- The CJI had said that with the passage of time the credibility of the CBI has come under deep public scrutiny.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju insisted that the CBI is no longer a “cage parrot” but is performing its duty as India’s top criminal investigation agency, at a time when those in government sometimes become a problem in investigation. Used to go
He also said that the challenges some officials faced in the past “no longer exist”.
Defending the agency, the minister’s remarks came close on the heels of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, who said that the credibility of the CBI has come under deep public scrutiny with the passage of time because of its actions and inaction. has raised questions in some cases.
In a tweet on Sunday, Rijiju said, “CBI is no longer a “cage parrot” but is actually performing its duty as India’s top criminal investigation agency.
He also shared a short video of his address on Saturday at the first conference of CBI Investigating Officers.
Rijiju in his address said that “there was a time, I remember very well that those who sit in the government sometimes become problems in investigation”.
He said that today there is a Prime Minister who himself is playing a key role in the campaign against corruption.
“I know the difficulties when those in power indulge in corruption; when it is difficult for them to comply… it becomes difficult for the CBI. Then we have heard some lewd comments from the judiciary in the past. We have A long way to go now,” said the minister.
In 2013, during the hearing of the coalfield allocation case, the Supreme Court had described the CBI as a ‘cage parrot’.
Addressing the 19th DP Kohli Memorial Lecture of the CBI on April 1, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Raman had also called for the creation of an “independent umbrella institution” to bring various investigating agencies under one roof.
The CJI said, “When it comes to the CBI, it had a lot of public trust in its initial phase. In fact, the judiciary used to be flooded with requests to transfer the investigation to the CBI, as it was a symbol of impartiality and independence. “
“Whenever citizens doubted the skill and impartiality of their state police, they demanded an investigation from the CBI, as they wanted to do justice. But, with the passage of time, like other reputed institutions, the CBI has also conducted deep public investigations. Its actions and inaction have raised questions about its credibility in some cases,” Justice Ramana had said.
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