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The Congress government in Rajasthan Monday evening withdrew its general consent accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe cases in the state, making it compulsory for the central agency to take the local government’s permission to enter its jurisdiction for the purposes of investigation.A national agency with police powers, CBI’s primary jurisdiction is confined to Delhi and Union Territories. As policing is a state subject, the law permits the agency to function within its jurisdiction only with the state government’s approval.The powers of the CBI are defined under the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act. Section 5 of the law extends the powers and jurisdiction of the CBI to states, but it is restricted by Section 6 that says the agency cannot investigate or conduct a raid in a state without the express consent of the government concerned. What are the powers and limitations of CBI in states? Know this in this episode of Aasan Bhasha Mein