‘Insult to SC’: Congress on Arunachal Pradesh CM having ‘control’ over files amid CBI probe

The Congress connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to brazen it retired successful Arunachal Pradesh with Chief Minister Pema Khandu keeping power implicit each files that person to beryllium portion of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry ordered by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court connected April 6 directed the CBI to registry a preliminary inquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for nationalist enactment successful Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned oregon related to the household members of Chief Minister Khandu.

Congress person Jairam Ramesh alleged that each principles and norms person been abandoned by the BJP successful the lawsuit of Mr. Khandu, and that this was an "insult" to the Supreme Court.

"The BJP has intelligibly decided to brazen it retired successful Arunachal Pradesh, adjacent though the Supreme Court has ordered a CBI probe connected the determination of the Chief Minister there," Mr. Ramesh said connected X.

"The CM continues to beryllium PWD Minister arsenic good and truthful has power implicit each files that person needfully to beryllium portion of the CBI inquiry. All principles and norms person been abandoned," the Congress wide caput in-charge of communications said.

This is an "insult" to the Supreme Court, to the radical of Arunachal Pradesh, and to the Constitution of India, helium said.

The Congress past period had questioned wherefore Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Khandu has not been removed adjacent aft the Supreme Court directed the CBI to statesman a probe into charges of corruption against him. Mr. Ramesh had said this amounts to “gross travesty” of the Supreme Court bid itself.

He had said it was connected April 6, 2026, that a three-judge seat of the Supreme Court directed the CBI to commence a preliminary enquiry into allegations that the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister's household was awarded contracts worthy ₹1,270 crore implicit 10 years from January 2015 to December 2025 successful a nonstop struggle of interest.

Observing that the State and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of immoderate governmental oregon administrative functionary", the Supreme Court had said it was a acceptable lawsuit wherever an "independent investigation" was necessary.

The Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath had said wherever a lawsuit concerns the integrity of nationalist procurement and involves allegations of struggle of involvement astatine the highest levels, an probe indispensable not lone beryllium just but besides indispensable look fair.