'Caged parrot or bird of prey?' Trinamool slams CBI for probing Manipur Ex-CM Ibobi Singh

Amid ongoing tussle in Manipur government, TMC MP Mahua Moitra attacked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for summoning Congress leer O Ibobi Singh claiming that this was a 'political conspiracy' unleashed by BJP to stop Congress from forming government. Her accusations come shortly after former Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh was called in by CBI with regards to an embezzlement case worth Rs 322 crore during his political tenure as CM and Chairman of  Manipur Development Society between 2009-17. CBI h taken over case on vember 20, 2019. 

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Allegations against Okram Ibobi Singh

former Manipur CM has been accused of misappropriating development funds to tune of Rs.332 crore between 2009 and 2017. Overall, funds totalling to Rs.518 crore were entrusted to MDS for purpose of executing development work. Besides Singh, three former MDS chairpersons- DS Poonia, PC Lawmuknga, O Nabakishore Singh, former project director Y Ningm Singh and ministrative officer S Ranjit Singh have also been named in CBI FIR. CBI is likely to call or accused for questioning soon. 

This comes in backdrop of Congress' recent claims of having numbers to form a government in state after 4 rebel National People's Party (NPP) ministers allegedly joined hands with grand old party. Shortly after this, BJP took four ministers who resigned from N Biren Singh-led Manipur government to Delhi for a meeting with central leers. While Congress alleges that rebels have joined ir party, State BJP president S Tikendra Singh exuded confidence that BJP-led government will win if a floor test is conducted in Assembly. BJP won Rajya Sabha seat that was allegedly a source of consternation in matter.

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