New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday raked up the CBI bogey and pointed out that three opposition ruled states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have decided to oppose the functioning of the probe agency in these states.
In this context, he said even during his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister, all 'Congress-controlled' CBI and other agencies have tried to 'harass' him, but he never tried to stop the functioning of the probe agency in the western state.
Addressing the BJP National Convention here, Modi said, "I fail to understand what is their fear? Why these three states have opposed the functioning of CBI.....What wrong these people have done".
The remarks come in reference to recent decisions by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and newly installed Congress regime in Chhattisgarh that 'withdraws' general sanction for the functioning of the premier agency in these states.
"When I was Gujarat Chief Minister for long 12 years continuously, they did everything to harass me. Congress, their remote controlled officers and the entire Sultanat have not spared a single opportunity to harass me".
"There was no single agency, which did not create problems for me or harass me....," Prime Minister said.
Congress leaders also had claimed in 2007 that 'I would be jailed soon', Mr Modi said adding - "The Mumbai court verdict (on Sohrabuddin case) has lately made it clear that the Congress wanted to implicate me. They had even jailed Amit Shah".
But, he said despite all that harassment, as Gujarat Chief Minister, "we never made any rule that would prevent the functioning of CBI in the state of Gujarat".
"We also had powers, we knew the law and could have framed such norms (as done by West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh)," Prime Minister pointed out adding, "we did not do so because we have faith in the rule of law. We have faith in the principle of difference between truth and falsehood".
Modi said, "Today these leaders (Chief Ministers in Andhra, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh) do not have faith in CBI, tomorrow they will not have faith in some other institutions -- Supreme Court, army, Election....as if everyone is wrong".
"Can people with such mindset be ever trusted," Prime Minister asked.
"Whatever is not according to their liking, they are opposed to those," Mr Modi said.
