NB In List | All about new CBI chief Praveen Sood, whom DK Shivakumar want to suspend for taking action against Congress
Shivakumar had called him a Nalayak and vowed action against him once his party is voted to power.
NewsBharati 15-May-2023 11:30:15 AM
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New Delhi, May 15: Praveen Sood, a 1986 batch IPS officer and the current Karnataka DGP, was appointed as the new CBI director on Sunday for a period of two years. Sood will replace current CBI Director Subodh Jaiswal when his tenure ends on May 25.
Sood has been chosen by the panel comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. Sood will hold the position for two years till May 2025.
It should be noted that, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar had accused him of being biased towards the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even, Shivakumar had called him a Nalayak and vowed action against him once his party is voted to power. He had alleged that around 25 cases were registered against Congress leaders and none against BJP leaders while Sood was heading the Karnataka Police.
Intrestingly, the meeting of the panel for the selection of names took place on May 13, Saturday – the day when the Congress achieved a massive victory in the Karnataka state assembly elections.
It is learnt that Chowdhury has submitted a dissent note against the recommendation of Sood “as he was not among the original panel of officers who were shortlisted for the top CBI job and his name was included at the last minute,” the newspaper reported citing sources.