Central Bureau of Investigation Director Alok Verma is likely to resume charge on Wednesday, following the Supreme Court judgment setting aside the “overnight” stripping of his powers on the intervening night of October 23 and 24. Talking to presspersons outside Parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said no one could save Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Rafale investigation. He said the CBI Director was ousted at 1 a.m. as he was about to begin an investigation into the Rafale deal. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury demanded that the Prime Minister quit on moral grounds as the verdict was a “direct indictment” of Mr. Modi and his office. ‘Indictment of Modi’Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: “SC reinstating CBI director Alok Verma is a direct indictment of the PM.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2019 17:03 UTC