Reborn as a Police Officer in India

Chapter 568 The Situation Is Pressing Us Down
These retired old guys from the CBI are still quite capable; they have their own extensive networks and circles of connections.

If we recruit them, we can leverage their influence to increase our votes significantly.

Of course, there will definitely be some drawbacks.

For example, will these guys take advantage of their seniority to demand power within the People's Party?

However, Rodon felt that these things were still under control.

Moreover, the most important thing right now is to make the most of these people's strength to win more seats in the federal parliament; that's the key right now.

Other potential problems can be addressed later.

As long as I am the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, these old guys will not act rashly.

As long as the power they demand is within a reasonable range, there shouldn't be a big problem.

Regardless, the People's Party needs their strength now.

Besides, Kanina and her group still have a strong grip on the civilian party; they won't turn the world upside down just because a few old guys have come in.

“In a few days, I will call everyone together to announce our support for the People’s Party. You should prepare yourselves on the People’s Party side first,” Sharif said.

After leaving Sharif, Rodon returned home and called Kanina.

Rodton told her about the topics they had discussed at Sharif's house.

“Come to New Delhi in a couple of days,” Rodon said on the phone. “Then you can represent the Afghan Party and meet with those old guys.”

Although everyone knows that Kanina is his woman, Kanina and her team are still in charge of some specific matters, so it's only right that she come over.

When Sharif gathered everyone together, it would also be a good opportunity for Kanina to get to know these old guys.

After all, Kanina will still need to deal with them in the future.

Some of these things couldn't have been done by Rodton himself.

Three days later, Rodon and Kanina arrived at Sharif's residence.

Kanina dressed up specially because this was not a gathering with female relatives, but a serious business meeting, so her attire required special consideration.

There are already quite a few elderly people from the Central Bureau of Investigation here.

When Rodon entered, they immediately saw Kanina standing next to him.

Even though these old guys have been retired for a long time, many people still know Kanina.

Because Kanina and the other women are among the few famous women in India, especially since they are active in politics.

In addition, the news reports frequently give the people's party a lot of exposure, so Kanina and the other girls are often in the news.

Of course, most people are seeing the real person for the first time.

After all, Kanina doesn't usually have much interaction with these retired elderly people.

"You little rascal~~" Vides was naturally present as well, and he was slightly surprised when he saw Roton bring Kanina over.

You know, which of these powerful men doesn't have women outside of their marriage?

And it won't be a woman.

It's rare to see someone as open as Rodton bringing his mistress to such an important gathering.

Of course, Vides was just saying that; Kanina's identity is not simple.

Vides was well aware of the purpose of the People's Party's current leader's visit.

Sharif had already spoken with them privately about some of today's topics.

Besides, Vides also knew that Rodon's women were indeed very harmonious.

Even Fia accepted these women.

This made Wiedes admire Rodon even more.

You should know that women like Kanina are all extraordinary.

Yet they were still willing to be Rodon's mistresses. He had to admit, he admired Rodon's skills with women.

He even talked to Rodon about women.

After talking with him, he realized that he and his ilk could never do what Rodon did.

Rodton gave these women so much.

For example, Kanina and the others are all now prominent figures with power to their name.

If it were them, they would only treat women as playthings, how could they possibly let them show their faces in public?

Not to mention letting these women run such a large business.

Such a woman is probably not someone an ordinary man could handle.

Therefore, they cannot imitate Rodon's relationships with these women.

"I'm sure you all have a general idea of ​​what's going on here, right? Let me introduce you first. This is Ms. Kanina; I'm sure you're all familiar with her." After everyone had arrived, Sharif introduced Kanina and then cut to the chase, "The situation for the next election is rather serious."

"What did the Congress Party say?" someone asked.

“They are taking action, but the Congress Party’s reputation has been so bad over the years that it will be very difficult to make any significant progress. We need to step in,” Sharif said.

This caused everyone to fall silent for a moment.

To be honest, they don't want to make a move until the very last minute.

Once they take action, it means that relations with the People's Party will worsen.

If their actions fail to stop the People's Party, they will become a thorn in the side of the People's Party. Their future will likely be difficult.

But if they do nothing now, the Congress Party and other opposition groups will probably find it difficult to compete with the People's Party.

If the People's Party wins another landslide victory, even with Rodon in the Central Bureau of Investigation, it's unlikely that the position of director will fall to him.

Once Rodton loses control of the CBI, those affiliated with the CBI will not have an easy time in the future either.

For them, the best approach is to let the Congress Party and other opposition groups take the lead, while they can provide some support behind the scenes.

Now it seems that the situation no longer allows it.

The amount of covert support was clearly insufficient.

"Many old guys who have retired from the military are now preparing to join political parties, and most of them are on the side of the People's Party," Sharif added.

"What?" Everyone present changed their expressions.

Sharif hadn't mentioned this to them privately before.

At the time, I only said that I was prepared to support the People's Party.

No wonder some of the people present were surprised.

Generally speaking, retired high-ranking military officers do not participate in politics.

Because the military is independent, it can only maintain this characteristic by not participating in political elections.

Of course, there is no law in India that prohibits retired military personnel from participating in elections.

There had been a tacit understanding between them before.

But now, that tacit understanding has been broken.

All of this is the result of the People's Party's efforts to win over the military.

India's military and government are in a rather adversarial relationship.

Armies, unwilling to be conquered or bound, generally operate independently of the government, forming their own military interest groups.

For example, those families with a long military tradition.

The Sikhs, in particular, hold many high-ranking positions in the Indian army.

India's Minister of Home Affairs controls the police system, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and paramilitary forces such as the Border Police, wielding considerable power.

The reason they have such great power is that the government created this system to check and balance the military.

The Indian government is certainly uneasy because the military is not under its control, and therefore needs to build its own military force.

As the BJP gains more power, the independence of the Indian army is gradually being affected.

With the People's Party extending an olive branch, some retired military personnel joined the party.

Although the Indian army has not completely switched sides to the BJP, the trend is still quite alarming.

This is especially terrifying for opposition parties like the Congress Party.

Don't even mention that they are unlikely to defeat the People's Party now. Even if they did defeat the People's Party, they would be in big trouble if the People's Party colluded with the army.

"Roton, are you aware of this?" someone asked Roton, turning to him.

After all, Rodton is now in charge of the Central Bureau of Investigation, so in terms of being well-informed, he is definitely better informed than most of the people present.

“That is true,” Rodon said. “The People’s Party has spent a lot of time and effort on this matter.”

Rodton certainly knew about this; he had discussed it with Sharif the last time.

"This is bad."

The expressions on everyone's faces turned serious.

They never expected that the People's Party would target the army.

Moreover, they allowed them to breach a corner of the army.

If the People's Party continues to be allowed to continue, this hole will likely widen further.

Once the military is on the side of the People's Party, how can other political parties fight against them?
“The situation is indeed dire, Sharif. Is there any point in us supporting the People’s Party?” someone asked.

Although Sharif had talked to them about supporting the People's Party, they were still a little hesitant when they heard that most of the retired soldiers supported the People's Party.

“Of course it will be useful. Today I want to make it clear to everyone that our goal is for the People’s Party to win more seats in the Federal Parliament,” Sharif said. “We will continue to support the Congress Party, but the level of support will decrease. The People’s Party will be our core. This time, it’s not just about getting the People’s Party more seats in the Federal Parliament, but also about securing as many state government seats as possible…”

Sheriff recounted most of what he had discussed with Rodon that evening, but he held back some details.

That is, the purpose this time is to target the People's Party and prevent it from winning more than half of the seats in the Federal Parliament.

He and Rodon thought it was very likely, but if they said it now, someone might leak it out.

That would likely increase the People's Party's suspicion, which would be bad.

In short, Sharif's message this time was to support the People's Party because Kanina and the others in the People's Party were Rodon's women, and given Rodon's relationship with them, they were considered his own people.

Supporting the People's Party is tantamount to supporting yourself.

This is clearly a better choice than supporting the Congress Party.

The Congress Party's performance in recent years has been truly unsatisfactory, a complete mess.

It's really not reassuring.

On the contrary, the populist party felt more at ease with Rodon around.

(End of this chapter)