The Bihar vs Mumbai tussle doesn't seem to die down and seemed to flare up, even more, today after Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena retaliated at the Nitish Kumar government for ordering an investigation by the CBI
"Bihar government should not have interfered in the matter of Sushant Singh Rajput. Over the last few years, Sushant was a Mumbaikar. Mumbai gave him prosperity and Bihar didn't stand by him during his struggle," an article in Sena Saamna read.
Bihar forwarded a request made by the late actor's father, KK Singh to the CBI for investigation a few days ago.
Both Rhea Chakraborty and the Shiv Sena have made the point that it was the Maharashtra Police which has jurisdiction in the case. hence, the case should've been investigated by the Mumbai police and not the Bihar Police.
"The Bihar police is not Interpol. Mumbai police are investigating the matter and another state should not have gotten involved in this... Everyone deserves to know the truth, but it is not true that only the CBI or the Bihar police can find it out," the Saamna article read.
The Sena article also hit out at Bihar Police chief Gupteshwar Pandey, quoting the local media to accuse him of seeking to stand in elections with BJP and JD(U) ticket. "It is laughable that he who accepted BJP candidature is now raising questions on Mumbai Police," the article read.
The article also made it clear why a CBI investigation into the matter not welcome.
The CBI is a "central agency but it is not independent or unbiased", the article said, pointing out that even Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, when they the Chief Minister and Home Minister of Gujarat, had not been keen on it after the Godhra train burning.
"Many states imposed restrictions on CBI in the past. CBI when it reached West Bengal to investigate Sharda chit fund, Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee did not just stop the CBI but also registered a case against them. Entire Kolkata got out on roads protesting against CBI and Banerjee led that protest," the article read.