Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, alleged that the CBI probe was meant to give a clean chit to the Prime Minister.
"The CBI is under the CBI. Here the Prime Minister is accused. How will the CBI investigate the Prime Minister? It is laughable, it is an eye-wash. We know the outcome of this probe. It will say that the Prime Minister has not done anything wrong. It will give a clean chit to Singh," he said.
Kejriwal said why is the Prime Minister afraid of a probe if he is sure that he has not done anything wrong. "We have said that we are ready to be probed. Then why is the Prime Minister afraid. So there is nothing wrong, if people suspect that there was something wrong in this."
Referring to Law Minister Salman Khurshid ruling out a probe as demanded by Team Anna, he alleged that "corrupt" ministers are deciding on whether to investigate corruption charges. "This is the kind of anti-corruption system that currently exists in our country. This is what we are challenging," he said.
Alleging that the CBI is a "complete puppet" in the hands of the government, Kejriwal said disproportionate asset cases were going on against Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav, Mayawati and many other politicians for several years.
"However no worthwhile investigation has taken place. But Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is a political foe of the ruling UPA has been arrested in a very short period. This shows that CBI rather than acting as anti-corruption body is being used to serve the Centre's political agenda.
"Can such CBI ever do an honest and independent investigation into Coalgate scam in which PM himself is accused? Can such a CBI do an honest investigation against the other 14 ministers?" he said, adding this is why they were demanding a probe by a Special Investigation Team.
He said they would not approach Supreme Court if their demand are not met. "This is a political issue," he said.
source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-01/india/31958051_1_cbi-probe-clean-chit-coal-bloc
Kejriwal Alleging that the CBI was a “complete puppet” in the hands of the government, Mr. Kejriwal said disproportionate assets case had been made against leaders of several political parties without any worthwhile investigations because they could be “helpful” to the government, but Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is a political foe of the ruling UPA, had been arrested in a very short period.
(http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3480154.ece)
“CBI is a complete puppet in the hands of the Government. Disproportionate asset cases are going on against Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav, Mayawati and many other politicians for several years. However, no worthwhile investigation has taken place. But Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is a political foe of the ruling UPA has been arrested in a very short period. This shows that CBI rather than acting as anti-corruption body is being used to serve the Centre’s political agenda,” added Kejriwal.
(http://dailypioneer.com/nation/69955-cbi-probe-in-coal-scam-pretence-says-kejriwal.html)
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