Chapter 526: Removing the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation
Nirmala acted quickly and decisively.
Amarinder, who was suffering from various setbacks and was in a low situation, received Nirmala's kindness.
After an in-depth discussion between the two, Amarinder quickly agreed.
For Amarinder, he now has no psychological burden to separate from the Congress and form a political party.
He is a senior member of the Congress Party and used to focus on the interests of the Congress Party.
But this time the Congress Party kicked him away, which made him very disappointed.
So at this time, he came out to work on his own, and even the Congress Party could not blame him.
It was the people from the Congress Party who were too ruthless and Amarinder was not afraid of their criticism.
Speaking of which, Amarinder also knew in his heart that the Congress Party probably felt that he was too old and took this opportunity to kick him out.
It’s not that Amarinder was greedy, he just wanted to finish this term as chief minister and then retire.
I didn't expect that with less than a year left, they wouldn't even give me any time.
Of course, he doesn't think he is greedy, but to outsiders, he is actually very greedy.
Amarinder is indeed quite old, he is already 79 years old this year.
At this age, people usually retire long ago.
But he still occupies the position of Chief Minister, which makes many young politicians within the Congress Party who want to get promoted very dissatisfied.
In short, it is power that is at work, and everyone looks at the issue from his own perspective.
In any case, Amarinder is now determined to turn against the Congress Party.
Since Nirmala acted quickly, the old man Amarinder was also very decisive.
In October, less than a month after Amarinder resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab, he announced his separation from the Congress Party and established the Punjab People's Party, with his sights set on next year's Punjab parliamentary election.
The name of this political party is quite interesting.
Although Nirmala did not directly ask Amarinder to join the BJP, the intention to win him over was clear.
Amarinder used the name of the party to show his loyalty.
He knew very well that if he wanted to continue to hold power, he could only cooperate with the People's Party.
This time he quit the Congress Party and established the Punjab People's Party on his own, which is a complete break with the Congress Party. He has no other way out.
Although he is not young anymore, his desire for power has never faded.
After all, he was the Chief Minister of a state and held enormous power.
How could he give up the benefits of such great power so easily? Now the BJP has promised him that if he is willing to cooperate with the BJP, once the two sides can really form a joint government in Punjab, then he, Amarinder, will still be the chief minister.
With this promise, Amarinder naturally tried his best.
He quickly convinced some of his good friends within the Congress Party and brought many of the Congress Party's senior leaders into the Punjab People's Party.
As a result, the Congress Party lost a lot of power.
For the Congress, losing these strengths now would be very fatal, especially in Punjab.
Because Amarinder still has considerable influence in Punjab, they originally wanted to take over Amarinder's political legacy after his resignation.
But now, Amadlin has rebelled, and even if Charanjit comes to power, he will basically not get much.
It can be said that Charanjit’s support rate is lower now than when Amarinder was in power.
This made many people in the Congress Party regret it.
If they had known that Amarinder was so shameless that he would actually join the BJP, they would definitely not have replaced him at this time.
However, many people within the Congress Party believe that it would have been better if this incident had broken out earlier. If it breaks out now, at least there is time for them to react.
If Amarinder defected at the crucial moment of the election, then the Congress Party would have no chance at all.
After Charanjit came to power, the initial situation is a bit difficult, but they believe that with Charanjit's Dalit identity, they can still win the support of more low-caste people.
By then, the support rate can still go up.
The top leaders of the Congress Party could only think this way now, so they gave Charanjit greater support.
Rodun was following the struggle in Punjab.
Luoton has memories of these events.
Such examples of people leaving a political party and going it alone are common in India.
It's very normal to break up and get back together.
This is good, let the Congress and the BJP fight each other, so that the Delhi Aidilfitri Party can develop better.
Now that Rodon is secretly cooperating with Arvind, it is natural that he hopes that they can take over Punjab.
Punjab has changed its chief minister, but Charanjit is clearly still unable to control the situation.
The farmers' movement towards New Delhi continues.
They blocked the main entrances to the capital New Delhi, causing huge trouble to New Delhi.
In recent months, there have been numerous physical conflicts between farmers and police officers maintaining order, resulting in casualties.
Most of the situation is still at a stalemate, but farmers in some places are still moving closer to New Delhi.
This attitude is a headache for the People's Party.
The demands of these farmers are actually very simple, which is to repeal the agricultural reform bill and restore the original policy.
Regarding this point, Laoxian was extremely tough before.
He is prepared to implement this reform forcefully.
The old immortal is a hero, and he still wants to achieve something.
How could he not know what was going on in India? This agricultural reform was aimed at striking at the big landlords who controlled the land and food. He wanted to suppress them, and it would be best if he could subdue them and make them submit to him.
This will allow you to have stronger control.
After all, food is still very important to a country.
Unfortunately, the old immortal still underestimated the power of these big landowners and the related interest groups behind them.
This has been going on for more than a year, and the momentum is growing.
As the incident continued to ferment over time, it had reached the point where it had to be resolved.
Because this movement has become one of the largest and longest-lasting peasant movements in Indian history.
On November 19, 2021, Lao Xian sat in his prime minister's office with a calm expression.
But if someone could see his eyes, they were filled with anger and unwillingness...
In short, Laoxian’s emotions are very complicated now.
I don’t know how long it took, but the old immortal let out a long sigh.
Then he picked up the pen on the table and signed his name on a document in front of him.
After signing, Lao Xian asked the office director to come in.
"Release it to the public." The old immortal sighed.
The director knew that Laoxian was in a bad mood.
This is an announcement to withdraw the agricultural reform policy released in September last year.
Of course the director knew about this.
In recent months, Laoxian has been tortured by this matter.
As the old immortal's confidant, the director certainly understood.
Things have finally come to this point.
From the beginning, the director knew that this would be a difficult task.
But thinking about the old immortal's tough tactics, he still felt that there was hope of dealing with those big landowners.
But as time went on, his confidence disappeared.
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Until later on, I almost lost all confidence.
It’s better to announce the withdrawal now, at least we don’t have to worry about such troubles anymore.
However, this is definitely not a good thing for the old immortal.
The old immortal is an extremely tough character to the outside world. Once he makes a decision, he will definitely carry it out to the end.
For example, the Clean India Movement.
No matter what the toilets down there look like, whether there are not enough of them or the quality is not up to standard, just tell me, are they working?
At least there are results, right? And this time, announcing the withdrawal of the policy is a compromise with those farmers.
Of course, everyone knows that it was Laoxian who compromised with the big landlords behind the farmers.
After the news was released, it immediately spread throughout India and caused a huge response.
After all, the old immortal emphasized a few days ago that he would not give in and that he would use other methods to resolve this peasant movement.
But a few days later, something like this happened. It was so unexpected.
After Nirmala learned the news, he immediately went to the Prime Minister's office to find Laoxian.
"How can you revoke the policy? This will be a huge blow to your prestige." Nirmala completely disagreed.
"It's been going on for too long, we have to solve it." The old immortal smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to be too nervous. It's better to cancel it. I think it will be good for the upcoming election in Punjab. Those guys were very hostile to our People's Party before, and our support rate was not high. Now that the policy has been canceled, I believe it will be easier to win more support."
Nirmala’s face darkened.
That is true, but even if there is this benefit, it is limited.
The people and landlords in Punjab do not have that much trust in us. Even if the policy is revoked this time, it will still be difficult to get them to support us immediately.
Of course, it is definitely better than before.
“I was thinking of asking the Enforcement Directorate to intervene,” Nirmala sighed.
"It's not that simple. Those big landlords and the related forces are complicated and cannot be dealt with in a short time. Even if a few are arrested, it will not have much impact on the incident." The old immortal said, "Since the cancellation notice has been sent out, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
The old immortal knew that Nirmala was also thinking about his own interests.
How could he not know that once the news of his revocation was released, his prestige would definitely suffer a huge blow.
But for this matter, the old immortal still chose to do so.
So many farmers have blocked the main intersections in New Delhi. If this continues, the capital will be paralyzed.
Now, this incident has made the Indian government a joke internationally, and the opposition parties such as the Congress Party have made too much of this incident.
If this continues, it will definitely not be worth it.
A short pain is worse than a long one.
"Okay, but someone has to be responsible for this matter." Nirmala said with murderous look on his face.
The old immortal was stunned for a moment. Responsible?
Isn't it myself who bears the greatest responsibility in this matter?
But Nirmala certainly wasn't referring to himself.
"Ermati's Home Department has done a terrible job in this incident. Look at the police. What's the use?" Nirmala continued.
When the old immortal heard this, he laughed inwardly.
Nirmala is trying to put some eye drops on Ermit.
Although the old immortal is more inclined towards Nirmala now, he will not punish Ermit for this matter.
There wasn't really any big problem with the way the police handled the situation. Sometimes, there was indeed a shortage of police force, and coupled with the fact that there were too many farmers and they suddenly attacked certain checkpoints, they really couldn't be stopped.
"I know about some conflicts between you and him, but the main problem in this matter lies with me and has nothing to do with him." The old immortal said with a smile.
"No, how could there be a problem with you?" Nirmala said immediately, "Even if Ermit's relationship is not that important, the Central Bureau of Investigation cannot help but investigate."
"Vides?" The old immortal frowned.
"Yes, it's him," Nirmala said. "Many times, it was the Central Bureau of Investigation that was behind the scenes, allowing these guys to successfully break through the checkpoints. He did it on purpose, and he must be severely punished and investigated."
The old immortal didn't say anything for a while.
Just now Nirmala mentioned letting Ermit take charge, he definitely couldn't agree to that.
But if it was Vides, it would be different.
Vids is not from the People's Party, and the Central Bureau of Investigation is not on the same page with me now, so I have a lot of opinions about Vids.
He knew that Vides had been lax in this peasant movement, but the Central Bureau of Investigation was, after all, a privileged agency.
Earlier he had acquiesced to the rivalry between the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation, but now he has almost suppressed the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Even though the Enforcement Directorate had previously arrested and investigated some people from the Central Bureau of Investigation, he did not say much.
But this time Nirmala proposed to investigate Vidse, so he had to be cautious.
After all, Vides is the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. If he is not careful, it will bring too much trouble to him.
"Do you really want to do this?" The old immortal asked after a long while.
"I know your concerns, but the investigation into Vides does not mean that we have to announce a direct investigation of him now. I think we can start preparing now, and we can start with some important positions in the Central Bureau of Investigation. We just need to remove some of his main confidants from key positions and replace them with our people. I believe that as long as the Enforcement Bureau keeps putting pressure on them, it is still possible for Vides to be sidelined by us, and it will be much easier to deal with Vides at that time." Nirmala said with a smile.
Hearing this, the old immortal secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Nirmala is indeed very reliable in his work.
If we really investigate Vides at this time, we will probably be met with a fierce counterattack from Vides, and that would be the consequence that the old immortal wants to see.
After all, Vides, the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, knows too many secrets. Once many of these secrets are made public, the blow they will cause to their People's Party will be absolutely huge, even fatal.
"Yes, you can do some investigation secretly and collect evidence. The means should be gentle, and it is best not to let him know. After all, he is the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. You have to be cautious." The old immortal said, "As for the confidant of Vides you mentioned, who are you going to target first?"
"Director of the Delhi branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation." Nirmala said with murderous eyes.
(End of this chapter)