Telangana 10th state to withdraw general consent to CBI

has become the tenth state to withdraw general Consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Its twomonth-old order was cited in court in the wake of the cashfor-MLA scandal in which BJP is demanding an investigation by the central agency.

In November 2018, then Andhra Pradesh chief ministerN Chandrababu Naidutook back the states general consent to CBI. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee andMeghalayachief minister Conrad Sangma too have withdrawn consent to the investigating agency.