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Eknath Shinde govt reverses MVA’s decision; restores CBI’s general consent to probe cases in Maharashtra

The CM has reversed the decision of the Uddhav Thackeray government to withdraw the general consent to the CBI to probe cases in the state, as several opposition-led states had done

PGurus Newsdesk

October 21, 2022

The CM has reversed the decision of the Uddhav Thackeray government to withdraw the general consent to the CBI to probe cases in the state, as several opposition-led states had done

Maha Govt reinstates general consent to CBI

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government has restored the general consent to enable the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases in Maharashtra, two years after the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government revoked the consent in 2020.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde cleared the proposal of the home department headed by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to reverse the decision, the official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

The withdrawal of general consent implies that the central investigating agency has to seek specific permission from the state government for operating in the state. The absence of consent does not impact CBI investigations ordered by the courts.

An official at the chief minister’s office said, “The state government has given general consent to the CBI to conduct criminal investigations.”

On October 21, 2020, the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government had withdrawn the general consent under the contention that the Central government was misusing central probe agencies to settle political scores.

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