A central agency that has been much maligned for reasons of convenience is the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) which has attracted flak from political parties . Earlier the when Congress was in power, the opposition used to called it as Congress Bureau of Investigation(CBI). Now with BJP in power for the second consecutive term, the opposition , has called it as the Central Bharatiya of Interference and Congress preferring to call it as Controlled By Intrusion. The fact that opposition parties cry hoarse over “witch hunting” or ‘selective probe” by the CBI raises questions about the independence of the agency. When in opposition, parties demand that the agency should be free of political interferences. However, once they come to power, these parties forget their sense of justice and do what they condemn their political rivals of doing. The CBI is still under the control of the union home ministry and it is obvious that the agency cannot shirk off the pressure from political bosses. The chief of CBI is chosen by the Appointment Committee consisting of prime minister, leader of opposition and chief justice of India.When someone with corruption charges ends up joining the BJP, they forget about all existing allegations against that individual. But if you decide to stand upright and challenge their politics, then these agencies come after you specifically. B. R. Lall (former joint director) revealed that the agency engaged in nepotism, wrongful prosecution and corruption. In Lall’s book, ‘Who Owns CBI’, he details how investigations are manipulated and derailed. Corruption within the organisation has been revealed in information obtained under the RTI Act. RTI activist Krishnanand Tripathi has alleged harassment from the CBI to save itself from exposure via RTI. The other central agency- Election Commission of India(ECI) is also not totally free from being labelled as pro-government. Even in the past, the ECI used to be criticised but in recent years, the allegations have not been infrequent but more intense. There have been many disputes over the role of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in providing a level playing field to the opposition political parties, raising serious doubts about the credibility and integrity of the entire electoral process. These disputes ranged from selective actions for violations of the model code of conduct (MCC) to handling of the EVMs and involved an unsavoury episode of raids by the Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate officials on the opposition political parties. Even then president of India late Pranab Mukherjee had to remind the ECI of its responsibility to maintain institutional integrity. The heads of the ECI or Election Commissioners are drawn from civil services belonging to different states and are on deputation for a limited period. Only the lower level officials are permanent staff from its own rank. Other central agencies such as Enforcement Directorate – responsible for economic offences, Central Vigilance Commission(CVC), Central Information Commission(CIC) and Right To Information(RTI)- have been accused of acting as tools of the party in power. Recently, noted lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan was hauled up for contempt of court by the Supreme Court for posting some critical issues about the court and its officials. He refused to apologise but accepted penalty of Re.1. All these raise discomforting questions about the ‘new India’ that is sought to become the ‘new normal’.