I Cannot Abdicate My Constitutional Duty by Participating in Biased Exercise; LoP Is Not Rubber Stamp: Rahul Gandhi on CBI Chief's Selection.
Gandhi said the government denied key candidate reports and turned the selection into a mere formality.
- On Tuesday, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi registered formal dissent during the high-powered Selection Committee meeting at Lok Kalyan Marg regarding the process to appoint the next CBI Director.
- Gandhi recalled his previous dissent recorded on 5th May 2025 and a letter sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21st October 2025 suggesting fair selection measures, to which he received no response.
- The Committee expected him to review 69 candidate appraisal records during the meeting while denying access to 360-degree reports, done "without any legal basis" to ensure only a "pre-decided candidate" was chosen.
- "The leader of opposition is not a rubber stamp," Gandhi said, arguing he cannot participate in a "biased exercise" because the government has repeatedly misused the CBI to target political opponents and critics.
- With the tenure of incumbent CBI Director Praveen Sood ending soon, the government is expected to announce the appointment amid the agency's handling of several high-profile investigations across India.
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Won’t be part of biased exercise: Rahul Gandhi dissents on selection of next CBI chief
Soon after the Prime Minister-led three-member committee met Tuesday to select the next CBI Director, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recorded his dissent over the proceedings, saying the “Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp” and he will not participate in “a biased exercise”. Chief Justice […]
Rahul Gandhi records dissent on CBI chief selection process: 'Leader of Opposition not a rubber stamp'
Gandhi's letter, sent from his Delhi residence on Tuesday (May 12), outlined several critical points regarding the selection process and asserted that the Leader of Opposition cannot be treated as a 'rubber stamp.'
'LoP not a rubber stamp': Rahul Gandhi dissents on CBI director selection, calls exercise 'biased'
After attending a meeting with PM Modi and CJI Suryakant on the selection of the next CBI director, Rahul Gandhi shared a dissent note, calling the exercise a mere formality and stating that the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha is not a 'rubber stamp' as he recorded his opposition to the process.
Rahul Gandhi submits dissent note on CBI chief selection: Mockery of process
A high-level meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s residence and attended by PM Modi, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Gandhi to discuss potential successors to outgoing CBI Director Praveen Sood, whose tenure ends on May 24.
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