Senior Maharashtra IPS Officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal Appointed CBI Director For Two Years
The post had been lying vacant for three months after former CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla completed his two-year term on February 3.
Outlook Web Bureau 26 May 2021, Last Updated at 6:39 am Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-26T06:36:38+05:30 Senior Maharashtra IPS Officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal Appointed CBI Director For Two Years outlookindia.com 2021-05-26T06:39:53+05:30
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised objections over the selection process
He said the procedure was in conflict with the mandate of the committee
New Delhi:
A meeting to select the next chief of the CBI was attended by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of the Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Prime Minister Narendra Modi s house on Monday with the powerful panel shortlisting three candidates.
However, Mr Chowdhury, in a dissent note, soon raised objections over the selection process and said the department of personnel and training had followed a casual approach in choosing the names of the candidates for the post of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief.