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Won’t be part of biased exercise: Rahul Gandhi dissents on selection of next CBI chief

The Indian Express·Asad Rehman·20 days ago
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. (ANI/File) Soon after the Prime Minister-led three-member committee met Tuesday to select the next CBI Director, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recorded his dissent over the proceedings, saying the “Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp” and he will not participate in “a biased exercise”. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is the third member of the committee. The committee members met at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in the evening to decide who should succeed Praveen Sood as the CBI Director. Sood’s two-year tenure, extended by a year in 2025, is due to end on May 24. Releasing his dissent note to the Prime Minister on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Despite repeated written requests, I was not provided with the self-appraisal reports or 360-degree reports of the eligible candidates. Instead, I was expected to examine the appraisal records of sixty-nine candidates for the first time during the Committee meeting.…

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