New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the committee responsible for the appointment of the CBI director. The meeting was also attended by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.
The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here in the evening, and a number of names were discussed, but the government is learnt to have pushed for a one-year extension for the incumbent director, sources said.
Though it was not clear as to what transpired at the meeting, the sources said Gandhi is learnt to have not favoured the extension.
Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre, was the director general of police (DGP) of the state prior to his appointment. He took over as the Director of the premier investigative agency on May 25, 2023.
The appointment of the CBI Director is done by the central government on the recommendation of a three-member appointment committee, which is headed by the Prime Minister and comprises the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
