Rahul Gandhi Visits Prime Minister Modi's Office for a Discussion Regarding the Appointment of the New CBI Chief
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Rahul Gandhi Slides into Prime Minister's Office for CBI Chief Selection Meeting
The opposition's dashing leader, Rahul Gandhi, slipped into the Prime Minister's HQ for a meeting with potential heavyweight consequences - the decision on the next bigwig leading the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)! Sources in the know have spilled the beans.
This power trio, the committee that's calling the shots, consists of PM Narendra Modi, CJI Sanjiv Khanna, and - that's right, you heard it - Rahul Gandhi. They've been tasked with picking the CBI chief, a job that comes with a tenure of two years, extendable up to a whopping five years.
With the term of current CBI director, Praveen Sood drawing to a close on May 25, the pressure's on to make a decisive move. Sood, a seasoned 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been rocking the CBI director chairman role since May 2023, taking over from Subodh Kumar Jaiswal.
Now, you might be wondering who else is in the running for the CBI top post. Well, stirring up the competition are names like BSF Director-General Daljit Singh Chaudhary, CISF chief RS Bhatti, and Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora.
But here's a twist - due to a deadlock on Sood's successor, our current director may be granted a one-year extension before the big decision's finally made [1][3]. Keep your eyes peeled for more developments in this high-stakes game of political chess!
[1]: The Hindu, "CBI Director Praveen Sood's term extended", 2025[2]: Times Now, "Rahul Gandhi given role in CBI chief selection committee", 2025[3]: India Today, "PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and CJI Sanjiv Khanna to choose CBI chief", 2025[4]: The Wire, "The making of the CBI chief selection committee", 2025[5]: Business Standard, "Contenders for the post of CBI director emerge", 2025
In the ongoing political chess game, the trio tasked with selecting the next CBI chief includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. Previously, Praveen Sood had been serving as the CBI director, but his tenure ends on May 25, 2023.
Interestingly, the potential contenders for the CBI top post are BSF Director-General Daljit Singh Chaudhary, CISF chief RS Bhatti, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, and possibly an extended tenure for Praveen Sood himself.
Recent general news reveals that due to a deadlock on Sood's successor, an extension of his term may be granted until a decision is made [1]. Keep an eye on policy-and-legislation and politics for more updates on this significant appointment in 2023 [2][3][4][5].
[1]: The Hindu, "CBI Director Praveen Sood's term extended", 2025[2]: Times Now, "Rahul Gandhi given role in CBI chief selection committee", 2025[3]: India Today, "PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and CJI Sanjiv Khanna to choose CBI chief", 2025[4]: The Wire, "The making of the CBI chief selection committee", 2025[5]: Business Standard, "Contenders for the post of CBI director emerge", 2025
