The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the BJP-led government over a Supreme Court-directed CBI preliminary inquiry into allegations of conflict of interest involving the family of the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, with senior party leader Jairam Ramesh questioning why the Chief Minister continues in office despite the apex court’s intervention.
In a post on social media platform X, Ramesh said the Supreme Court had, on April 6, 2026, ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to begin a preliminary inquiry into allegations that contracts worth Rs 1,270 crore were awarded to the Chief Minister’s family over a decade between January 2015 and December 2025.
“It was on April 6, 2026, that a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court directed the CBI to commence a preliminary inquiry into allegations that the Arunachal Pradesh CM’s family was awarded contracts worth Rs 1,270 crore over 10 years from Jan 2015 to Dec 2025 in a direct conflict of interest,” Ramesh said.
The Congress leader underlined that the directive had come from the country’s highest court and not from a subordinate judicial forum.
“This is not an order of a lower court or a High Court. It is of the Supreme Court. Yet the CM remains in office. He is also the PWD minister and controls the files that the CBI will need to conduct its inquiry,” he said.
Ramesh also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, invoking the BJP’s long-standing anti-corruption plank.
“Why is the man who once said, ‘Na Khayun Ga Na Khane Doonga’ quiet and why has the Arunachal Pradesh CM not been asked to step down? This is a gross travesty of the Supreme Court’s verdict itself,” he said.
Escalating the political attack, the Congress leader alleged that there were “other BJP CMs as well who fall in the category of the Arunachal Pradesh CM”, though he did not name any specific Chief Ministers.
The remarks come amid a growing political row over allegations of impropriety and conflict of interest linked to public contracts in Arunachal Pradesh. The Supreme Court’s direction for a preliminary inquiry has added judicial scrutiny to the controversy, with the opposition demanding accountability and transparency from the state government.
The Arunachal Pradesh government has previously denied wrongdoing in matters relating to public contracts and governance.
