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CID is with me, Haryana Home Minister asserts

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Speaking on the controversy over attempt to divest him of the charge of criminal investigation department (CID), Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij has said that Chief Minister is supreme, but for this to happen, there are procedures to be followed.

“Chief Minister is supreme. He can take charge of the CID if he wants to. But, for that it has to be approved in cabinet then in Vidhan Sabha,” Vij said on Thursday.

A controversy erupted on Tuesday when the official website of the state assembly cited the chief minister as holding the charge of the CID, the intelligence arm of the state government. While there was no notification issued by the government to make this change, the recent episodes of home minister pulling up the CID and expressing displeasure over its functioning formed the backdrop of the move.