Kolkata, February 3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday started her 'Save the Constitution' dharna at Metro Channel in Kolkata to protest the CBI move to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar.  Kumar was also present along with several other TMC leaders at the dharna spot. The Chief Minister has called for the dharna after high drama took place outside the residence of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar where a scuffle broke out between a team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials and police officers on Sunday. Mamata Banerjee vs CBI: West Bengal Chief Minister Says BJP Trying to Destroy Bengal. 

All five CBI officers that were detained by police at Shakespeare Sarani police station in Kolkata have been released. In wake of the high-voltage drama,  interim CBI chief M Nageshwar Rao said that the probe agency is in touch with law officers in Kolkata. "We are contacting our senior law officers about the Kolkata incident. Whatever they suggest will be followed," Rao was quoted by ANI. CBI Vs Kolkata Police: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Backs Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Accuses BJP of Torturing WB.

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Rao said the agency is investigating these chit fund cases as per the directions of the Supreme Court. "A SIT has been constituted by the WB govt prior to SC's direction under the chairmanship of Rajeev Kumar, who is currently the Kolkata police commissioner", he added.

Taking a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mamata said the BJP is torturing Bengal and they are forcibly trying to destroy Bengal. Launching a scathing attack on the Centre, Banerjee said the highest levels of the BJP leadership are doing the worst kind of political vendetta. "Not only are political parties their targets, they are misusing power to take control of the police and destroy all institutions. We condemn this,” Banerjee tweeted.

Banerjee Sunday extended her support to Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who has been summoned by the CBI in connection with Rose Valley and Saradha ponzi scams and claimed the Kolkata Police Commissioner is among the best in the world.

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