Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday defended his government's withdrawal of general consent to the CBI for investigations in the State, asserting it was a normal procedure to take permission from a State government before launching a probe.
The NDA-ruled Meghalaya has become the ninth State to withdraw the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probes conducted within their territorial limits, top CBI officials revealed to a Parliamentary panel on Thursday.
“It is a normal thing… many states have taken this decision and it is aligned with that. Anybody who comes in here has to take consent from the state. That's all. It is a normal procedure,” Mr. Conrad told journalists at the Arts and Culture premises where the Assembly session is temporarily held.
