CBI summons to Satya Pal Malik a message to him and all these speaking actuality to remain silent: Cong 

The Congress chief acknowledged it is ironic that the CBI is knocking on the door of the whistleblower and by no means the actual individual accused by Malik of indulging in malpractices.

NEW DELHI: The Congress centered the central authorities on Saturday over the CBI summons to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, saying it is meant to ship out a message to him and all these speaking the truth to remain silent.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera acknowledged that though the summons itself is no surprise, what has come as a shock is that the “vengeful” act acquired right here 10 days after he raised associated and pertinent questions related to nationwide security.

“We don’t know why it took 10 days for the prime minister. Normally he is very prompt in silencing his critics. What did Satya Pal Malik do? He asked some very relevant, very pertinent questions…related to national security,” he suggested reporters.

The CBI has requested Malik to answer positive queries in reference to an alleged insurance coverage protection rip-off throughout the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officers acknowledged on Friday.

This is the second time in seven months that Malik is perhaps questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

He was questioned in October ultimate yr after he concluded his gubernatorial duties in Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa and Meghalaya.

Khera acknowledged Malik had pointed to the prime minister in a telephonic dialog that the Pulwama terrorist assault on February 14, 2019 was on account of a security lapse, “but the prime minister asked him to keep quiet”.

“The CBI summons yesterday to Satya Pal Malik are a reiteration of the same advice which the prime minister gave to him on the evening of 14th February, 2019. Mr. Satya Pal Malik, this time, is being asked to keep quiet, however the messenger is the CBI,” Khera acknowledged.

“This message is not being given to Satya Pal Malik alone, but to all those who are not paid and are neither scared of raids while raising their voice for truth…Those who have the courage to ask questions of the government and the power, such people are being threatened that if they open their mouth like Malik, they will also see the CBI come knocking at their doors,” he alleged.

The Congress chief acknowledged it is ironic that the CBI is knocking on the door of the whistleblower and by no means the actual individual accused by Malik of indulging in malpractices.

“We don’t know whether Mr. Ram Madhav has been summoned by the CBI” after Malik alleged that he was involved in corruption, Khera acknowledged.

Madhav has strongly rejected the fee.

“The CBI has already thoroughly investigated the matter. I will be filing defamation charges against the peddlers of these false allegations very soon,” the RSS chief acknowledged.

Congress primary secretary Jairam Ramesh shared his letter to the CBI chief asking for summoning Home Minister Amit Shah after he made an announcement sooner than the Meghalaya assembly polls suggesting that the state authorities was the “most corrupt”

“Satya Pal Malik has just been summoned by CBI apparently on his charges of insurance scams in J&K and on his being offered bribes to clear files. But why is CBI still not summoning Home Minister on his charge that Meghalaya was running the most corrupt government,” Ramesh acknowledged on Twitter whereas sharing his letter to the CBI director in March.