Congress misusing CBI: BJP on Kushwaha arrest

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday alleged that the arrest of former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in connection with the National Rural Health Mission was an example of the Congress misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation to serve its ends.

"Right from the beginning, the BJP has maintained that the CBI is no longer an intelligence and investigating agency but is working as the Congress Bureau of Investigation. Kushwaha's arrest shows that the Congress headquarters decide when, where and how a person will be arrested," party spokesperson Jagat Prakash Nadda said.

Kushwaha, who was the family welfare minister in Chief Minister Mayawati's cabinet, is one of the prime accused in the Rs 8,000-crore NRHM scam. He was arrested on Saturday by the CBI.

BJP demanded a thorough investigation into the NRHM scam.

"The CBI has not taken action against the chief conspirators in this case, who are moving around freely. An impartial inquiry should be conducted and action should be taken against those involved in the scam," Nadda said.

The party also demanded a thorough investigation into the death of five people related to the NRHM scam.

"The Congress is taking action against those who do not suit its politics," Nadda said, adding that all those named in the scam should be investigated.

He also questioned the timing of the arrest.