In order to give meaning to his reassuring words on the role and duty of the premier investigation agency, the Prime Minister will need to assert himself against many who would not want an autonomous CBI. “… It [the CBI] has always to do what is right and correct. For an investigating agency, there can be only one guiding beacon, only one gold standard, and that is the law of the land. Whoever transgresses it, however mighty, has to be brought to book.”