Defending Thursday evening’s State Cabinet decision to withdraw consent given to CBI probing the disproportionate assets cases of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the then Chief Minister had ordered CBI investigation without taking consent from the Speaker and without considering the opinion of the then Advocate-General.
“Not taking the Speaker’s consent and not considering the Advocate-General’s opinion is not in accordance with the law,” he told reporters after inaugurating the Bangalore City Safe City Command Centre building here on Friday.
“Permission of the government is necessary for any investigation against a government servant. Mr. Shivakumar was an MLA in 2019 when the probe was sanctioned. The investigation against him should be legally sanctioned by the Assembly Speaker. But this was not considered by the then Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and he had orally instructed the Chief Secretary,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said.
