Many opposition leaders have already claimed that the Narendra Modi government is misusing the CBI and unleashing them on the leaders. After Akhilesh and Mayawati last month, it was Mamata Banerjee who once again reiterated the accusation on Sunday after the CBI tried to investigate the Commissioner of police of Kolkata Rajiv Kumar in connection with the Sharda chit fund scam. An almost flimsy state of affairs saw democratic institutions fighting each other tooth and nail. CBI, West Bengal police, CRPF and the political might of the TMC and that of Mamata Banerjee mark one of the biggest showdown between the central and state authorities in the recent times. In this video, we bring you the timeline of the event and answer a persistent question: Can the state police officials detain the CBI officers?
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