Summary:
My namesake #AlokVerma, #CBI director has kicked off a great story for the media to chase and comment.
All is not well within CBI is surely not a discovery.
As a premier investigation agency the CBI has been ailing for a long time.
Fixing, softening, extracting and terrorising are some of the synonyms used for the CBI.
By: Alok Verma
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Each govt at the #Centre irrespective of the party in power has found the CBI a pliable institution to settle political and corporate scores.
So, each party may demand complete autonomy in favour of the CBI while in the #Opposition but when it assumes power no party has ever granted it.
The CBI is a punching bag for every party while in the Opposition but the same CBI becomes a great tool for the party in power to manipulate it to their advantages.
Interestingly, all the political parties know inside out of the CBI yet cry foul.
The other institution that has been fighting for complete autonomy is #PrasarBharti to save the #Doordarshan and #AllIndiaRadio from being misused.
The same game is played there as well.
While in the #Opposition these become the punching bag but when the Opposition comes into power both are ‘used’ to their advantage.
In fact, most educated people and many media professionals understand this ‘not so secret game’ of manipulation so far as the #CBIautonomy and #PrasarBhartiautonomy are concerned.