CVC recommends disciplinary action against ex-CBI boss Alok Verma
Explaining the action, the source said that Verma may lose his retirement benefits as per the rules.
Explaining the action, the source said that Verma may lose his retirement benefits as per the rules.
Along with Verma, the personal telephone numbers of his wife, daughter and son-in-law would eventually get placed on the list too, making it a total of 8 numbers from this one family. Two other senior CBI officials, Asthana and A.K. Sharma were also in the list, said The Wire report
Petition filed by NGO Common Cause has challenged the Central government's 10 January order appointing M Nageswara Rao as the interim director of CBI
The NGO contended that the Selection Committee has been completely bypassed by the union government which has arbitrarily, without any jurisdiction, appointed Rao as interim Director on January 10.
"It is clear that after acting as an ambassador, after lobbying for Asthana, doing advocacy for him, the CVC is writing a report which is the entire basis for the committee's decision," said Singhvi.
Before 1997, the tenure of the CBI director was not fixed and they could be removed by the government in any manner.
Gandhi’s latest attack came in the wake of CBI officer MK Sinha alleging Doval and Central Vigilance Commissioner KV Chaudhary, among others, interfered in the investigation against Asthana.
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of the CBI bribery case till November 29.
Sinha, an IPS officer, was part of the investigation team probing Asthana's role in an alleged corruption case linked to meat exporter Moin Qureshi.
The apex court said it will give the CVC report to Alok Verma in a sealed cover and asked him to file his response by Monday after which the court will take a decision.
