BJP leader Subramanian Swamy sees a conspiracy to save Congress leader P Chidambaram in corruption cases in the CBI reshuffle by the Modi government. (Photo: PTI file)

Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has strongly hit out at the Narendra Modi government for a major reshuffle in the CBI. He termed the removal of CBI director Alok Verma from his position by the government through a midnight order a "massacre".

Swamy alleged that the government was protecting those guilty of corruption. He expressed apprehension that "the players in the CBI massacre" would suspend Enforcement Directorate joint director Rajeshwar Singh, who is handling the cases related to former finance minister P Chidambaram.

Slamming the government move, Swamy said that he might withdraw from all the corruption cases that he had filed.

Swamy wrote on Twitter, "The players in the CBI massacre are about to suspend ED's Rajeshwar (Singh) so that he cannot file the chargesheet against PC. If so I will have no reason to fight the corrupt since my govt is hell bent on protecting them. I shall then withdraw from all the corruption cases I have filed."

The players in the CBI massacre are about to suspend ED’s Rajeshwar so that he cannot file the chargesheet against PC. If so I will have no reason to fight the corrupt since my govt is hell bent on protecting them. I shall then withdraw from all the corruption cases I have filed. Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) October 24, 2018

Subramanian Swamy had on Tuesday alleged that the CBI infighting were allowed to blow out of proportion in order to give relief to P Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case of 2G scam.

CBI director Alok Verma and special director Rakesh Asthana were engaged in a bitter battle accusing one another of corruption. After months of infighting in the CBI involving Number 1 and Number 2 in the agency, the CBI lodged an FIR naming Rakesh Asthana as an accused.

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A week later, a DSP rank CBI officer was arrested by a CBI team that raided its own headquarters in connection with the case against Rakesh Asthana. The arrested officer, Devendra Kumar and Rakesh Asthana were accused of a hatching a conspiracy to frame CBI director Alok Verma.

This was followed by a midnight order from the government announcing appointment of CBI joint director M Nageshwar Rao as the interim director of the agency. Both Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana were sent on leave pending settlement of the cases.

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