After analyzing the statutory scheme of functioning of the CBI, Gandhi linked the CBI to the dirty tricks department of the Government. This should shake the conscious of the officials of the CBI.

The agency has suffered a credibility gap in the past ten years. The CBI as an organization is substantially controlled by its directors. The directors were chosen by the Government and not by any balanced collegiums. These directors were controlled not only by the government, but even by key functionaries of the ruling party. There were several cases in which persons close to the government had to be helped. Similarly, there were cases where persons opposed to the government had to be victimized.

Some of the charge sheets filed against the BJP in Rajasthan and Gujarat are unsustainable. Delhi is full of rumours these days about the disclosers made by a prominent businessman who acted as a front for many politicians and officials. These are further likely to erode the credibility of CBI since prominent names connected with the CBI are also mentioned in this regard. A full public disclosure of this information is now necessary. Everybody must be honest. Certainly the CBI officials must be more honest than the others.

(Author is leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha)

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