Meghalaya: CM Sangma says no CBI inquiry without state govt’s approval

Shillong: Amid increasing demands in Meghalaya for a CBI inquiry into illegal coal-mining activities, reports have emerged that the state government has decided to withdraw its consent to the CBI.

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma told media persons that many states have done it, and it is nothing new. With this decision, Meghalaya joins Mizoram, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Kerala as the ninth state to withdraw consent to the central probe agency.

With this decision, the CBI cannot carry out any investigations in the state without the state government’s permission.