Coalgate: CBI Has Become a Caged Parrot, Says SC

New Delhi: SC expressed its concern over the Centre's interference in the CBI probe in coal scam and other cases.

"It's a sordid saga that there are many masters and one parrot," SC said after going through the CBI Director's affidavit on coal scam probe.

AG told SC that he has neither asked nor got CBI's probe report in coal scam.

"No substantial progress has been made in the coal scam probe after registration of the case," SC told CBI.

Expressing strong displeasure at govt's interference in the Coalgate probe report, the SC said, ''the heart of the report was changed on the suggestions of the govt officials."

Raising questions on the independence of CBI, the apex court called it a 'caged parrot speaking in its master's voice'.

If the CBI is not made independent, we will step in, the SC observed.

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