The key committee is responsible for finalising the selection of next CBI Director. The selection is done from a panel of officers. Some of the names of IPS officers that are understood to be under consideration include Parag Jain, Shatrujeet Kapoor, Yogesh Gupta, GP Singh, and Praveer Ranjan.
New Delhi: In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday officially recorded his dissent regarding the proceedings to recommend the name of the next Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The letter according to reports outlined several concerns regarding the process and said that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha cannot be treated as a “rubber stamp”
Alleging that the NDA government had repeatedly misused the CBI to target political opponents, journalists and critics, he said that it was to prevent “institutional capture” of the CBI that the Leader of Opposition had been included in the selection panel.
Despite this, Gandhi alleged, the government had denied him any meaningful role in the process. He alleged that he was denied self-appraisal and 360-degree reports of eligible candidates. The denial of information ensured that only the government’s pre-decided candidate was selected.
Earlier, a committee chaired by Prime Minister Modi met here on Tuesday to decide on the appointment of the next CBI Director. Other members of the panel, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Rahul Gandhi -- also attended the meeting at the Prime Minister's 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence. The tenure of CBI Director Praveen Sood is set to end on May 24. The meeting lasted over an hour, sources said, but there was no official word on the discussions.
The key committee is responsible for finalising the selection of next CBI Director. The selection is done from a panel of officers. Some of the names of IPS officers that are understood to be under consideration include Parag Jain, Shatrujeet Kapoor, Yogesh Gupta, GP Singh, and Praveer Ranjan.
