"Grossly Illegal": Karti Chidambaram's Move Against CBI Over Raids
NDTV
Karti Chidambaram was summoned for the second day by the CBI on Friday after being questioned for nine hours over accusations of partaking in an alleged "visa scam".
Congress leader Karti Chidambaram has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging that his privileges and rights as a parliamentarian were breached by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) when they confiscated work documents during a raid last week. I have written to the Honourable @loksabhaspeaker@ombirlakota bringing to his attention the gross breach of Parliamentary Privilege by the #CBI@LokSabhaSectt@ShashiTharoor@MahuaMoitra@jawharsircar@JohnBrittas@ANI@the_hindu@PTI_News@IndiaToday@IndianExpress@INCIndiapic.twitter.com/OiithnaAqk
"I have become the victim of a grossly illegal and patently unconstitutional action. The Central Bureau of Investigation, in the garb of conducting an investigation into an 11-year-old decision of the Government of India in which I have absolutely no involvement, raided my residence in Delhi," he wrote in the letter to Om Birla.
"In the course of this so-called raid, certain officers of the CBI seized my highly confidential and sensitive personal notes and papers pertaining to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information and Technology, of which I am a Member," Mr Chidambaram said.
