Who will be next CBI chief? Govt’s high-powered committee shortlists 3 names
Three names have been shortlisted for the publish of the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). According to sources, Uttar Pradesh DGP HC Awasthy, SSB DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra and Special Secretary Home Ministry VSK Kaumudi are within the race for the highest place.
The determination was taken at a gathering of the high-powered committee, comprising Prime Minister Modi, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, sources said. It began round 6:30 pm on the 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, official residence of the Prime Minister.
During the 90-minute assembly, Chowdhury objected to the method of choice of officers for the coveted publish of CBI director.
“The way procedure was followed it was in conflict of the mandate of the committee. On 11th (May), I was given 109 names and today by 1 pm, 10 names were shortlisted and by 4 pm, six names were shortlisted. This casual approach of DoPT (department of personnel and training) is highly objectionable,” Chowdhury advised PTI.
The publish of CBI director is vacant because the then incumbent Rishi Kumar Shukla retired on February 4 after a two-year stint. The cost for the publish was handed to Additional Director Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, until a proper appointment is made.
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HC Awasthy, 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has served as joint director and in different senior positions within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is at current the director normal of police in Uttar Pradesh.
Kumar Rajesh Chandra, a 1985-batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre, is at current posted because the director normal of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
VSK Kaumudi, a 1986-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, is posted because the particular secretary for inside safety within the Home Ministry.
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