CBI row: Congress accuses PM Modi of conspiracy to remove Alok Verma

The Congress on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi his office CVC KV Chowdary and the DoPT of hatching a nefarious conspiracy to divest CBI Director Alok Verma of his duties fearing investigation into the Rafale dealMidnight intrigue sinister plot and nefarious conspiracy of a collusive subterfuge between the Modi government and Central Vigilance Commission CVC has now been unravelled Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said at a press conferenceHe alleged that through the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT and CVC CBI Director was removed from his office at midnightGiving the details of the conspiracy to divest Verma Surjewala said Chowdary was set to go to Denmark on October 23 And he cancelled his trip just to hold a meeting and issue the order against VermaThe Congress leader said that on Tuesday night around 11 pm CBI Joint Director M Nageshwar Rao was informed to reach agencys headquarters anticipating the CVCs orderThe Congress leader claimed that around 1130 PM Delhi Police Commissioner alerted his subordinates on an operation They were asked to reach the Khan Market area a few km away from the CBI headquarters And then at midnight Commissioner told his team that the Delhi Police would take over the CBI headquartersBut when the Delhi Police reached the agency headquarters it found CISF Central Industrial Security Force stationed there They were stopped from entering Later the CISF received an order to allow Delhi Police which then took over the CBI headquarters he claimedHe further said that the by the time Delhi Police was taking over the CBI headquarters Chowdary was writing his order The CVC order then reached the office of Secretary DoPT C Chandramouli as he was still waiting for the orders in his office till late in the night he saidChandramouli then takes the order to the Cabinet Committee on Appointments around 1 am whose Chairperson is the Prime Minister and they remove Verma as Director and appoint Rao as interim chief of the agency Surjewala saidSurjewala claimed that around 230 am the CVC and Lok Ranjan who is the Additional Secretary of DoPT reaches CBI headquarters They then come out with Rao along with files and records of the Rafale scam which were in Vermas officeThe Congress leader pointed out that under Section 4A and 4B of the Delhi Police Establishment Act 1946 the CBI Director can only be appointed or transferred or removed by the Selection Committee comprising of the Prime Minister the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok SabhaIt action against Verma was done because on the morning of October 24 the complaint on Rafale deal submitted by BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie was going to be investigated by Verma he said adding that it was also the reason for the transfer of 12 officials of the agency after Verma was divested of his powersSlamming Modi the Congress leader said Only the Prime Minister can answer these questions People are demanding answers for this conspiracyFiring salvos at the government he said Why did the CVC Commissioner cancel his Denmark tour scheduled for October 23 call a midnight meeting and pass an illegal order for divesting the CBI Director of all his duties Why was Rao sent to CBI office at 1100 pm on October 23 even before the order was passed by CVCWhy was Delhi Police asked to take over the CBI HQ at midnight particularly when it is already protected by CISF Who directed Delhi Police to take over CBI office and who directed CISF to withdrawWere any incriminating files and documents removed from the office of Verma Who removed them and for what purpose he askedCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever