The Uttarakhand government has decided to withdraw the notification recommending a CBI probe into the sting operation episode involving Chief Minister Harish Rawat. State Chief Secretary Shatrughna Singh told reporters in Dehradun that the state cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira Hridayesh yesterday, decided to withdraw the notification.<br/><br/>The notification recommending CBI probe into the sting CD was issued on April 2 when the state was under President's Rule. The CD purportedly showed Mr Rawat negotiating a deal to buy support of rebel Congress MLAs. Mr Singh said, the state cabinet also gave its nod to constitute an SIT to probe the case.<br/>Reacting sharply to the decision, state BJP president Ajay Bhatt said it was yet another testimony to Mr Rawat's guilt. He said, it shows he is shying away from a CBI probe as he is afraid of being caught. He said, the CD contains enough evidence of Mr Rawat's involvement.