CBI director Praveen Sood gets one-year extension
There was reportedly a lack of consensus over the choice of his possible successor among the members of the high-level committee tasked with picking the new CBI chief
It has been confirmed that the incumbent Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Praveen Sood has been given one year’s extension in tenure.
An official notification from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said that it has approved the extension in tenure of Praveen Sood, IPS as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, for a period of one year beyond May 24, 2025.
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Lack of consensus
Sood’s extension in the post has come due to the lack of consensus over the choice of his possible successor among the members of the high-level committee tasked with picking the new CBI chief – PM Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.
At the meeting of the committee at the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi on Monday (May 5), sources said a number of names were discussed but the government pushed for a one-year extension for Sood. Rahul Gandhi is believed to have been against Sood’s tenure being extended.
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Karnataka cadre
Praveen Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer belonging to the Karnataka cadre. He was the Director General of Police (DGP) of Karnataka before being appointed as the CBI Director on May 25, 2023.
(With agency inputs)