Accordingly DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi on Monday extended her support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's sit-in protest over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection with a ponzi scheme scam. Meanwhile in a tweet, Kanimozhi said "Anyone who cares for Democracy, Federalism and Constitution must stand with Ms MamataOfficial."
Furthermore Banerjee started her protest on Sunday night in Kolkata's Dharamtala area after Central Bureau of Investigation officers showed up near the residence of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar. Apparently the Trinamool Congress supreme has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah of attempting a coup to destabilize her state, saying there is a "constitutional break-down".
Earlier on Sunday night, DMK President Stalin also extended his support to Banerjee. Hence amidst all this, the newly appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla took charge of the probe agency on Monday. Moreover a 1983 batch IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, he was appointed as the 28th Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh on June 30, 2016, and replaces Alok Verma, who was removed unceremoniously on January 10.
