In Pics | Which states have withdrawn general consent to CBI?

The state of Tamil Nadu under the leadership of MK Stalin became the latest Indian state to withdraw general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on June 14, 2023. The move came moments after the arrest of Electricity and Prohibition and Excise Minister V Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. From Mizoram to Chattisgarh, here we take a look at the Indian states which have withdrawn general consent to CBI.

Tamil Nadu became the latest Indian state to withdraw general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The move comes on a day when state Electricity and Prohibition and Excise Minister V Senthil Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on June 14. Credit: PTI Photo

Then ruled by the Congress, Mizoram was the first state to withdraw general consent to the CBI in 2015. Credit: DH Photo

In November 2018, Andhra Pradesh decided to withdraw the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) curtailing the powers the agency could exercise in-state without prior permission. The move was reversed after Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power. Credit: DH Photo

The West Bengal government followed the footsteps of AP Govt and withdrew the general consent accorded to CBI to conduct probe and raids in the state in November 2018. Credit: IANS Photo

Kerala under Pinarayi Vijayan decided to withdraw the general consent accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in November 2020 to operate in Kerala voluntarily. Credit: PTI Photo

States like Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, and Jharkhand followed in 2020, with all of them citing the misuse of the central agency as the reason for withdrawal. Credit: DH Photo