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#4843659 at 2019-01-21 06:14:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6183: Global Notables Edition
Chief Justice, On Panel To Pick New CBI Chief, Withdraws From Key Hearing
All India | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Updated: January 21, 2019 11:39 IST
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has withdrawn from the hearing on a case challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief.
The Chief Justice said he was recusing himself because he is a member of the high-powered selection committee that will pick a successor to Alok Verma, who was removed as CBI director months after he was sent on leave and replaced by Nageswara Rao.
Nageswara Rao took over from him a second time after the selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to remove Alok Verma and transfer him to fire services.
An NGO had filed a petition last Monday through advocate Prashant Bhushan, seeking a direction to cancel the government's order appointing Mr Rao as the acting director of the agency. Common Cause, that filed the petition, said it was "illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and in violation of the Delhi Police Special Establishment (DPSE) Act".
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The NGO also sought a direction to the government to appoint a regular director of the CBI as per the rules.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chief-justice-of-india-ranjan-gogoi-wont-hear-petition-against-m-nageswara-rao-as-cbi-interim-head-s-1980710?browserpush=true
#4711773 at 2019-01-11 17:03:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6012: Twitter Savage Edition
CBI chief sacked by Modi-led panel, quits police force
Alok Verma, who was sacked as chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation, refused to head fire services and has resigned from the Indian police
In a drastic turn of events, Alok Verma, the former chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has refused to take over duties as the head of fire services and home guards.
He was sacked as the chief of CBI on Thursday by a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after the Supreme Court reinstated him.
http://www.atimes.com/article/cbi-chief-sacked-by-modi-led-panel-quits-police-force/
#4701310 at 2019-01-11 00:23:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5999: Baby Baker Bakes Based Bread
Dismissal of CBI chief undermines India's war on corruption
In a major setback for the probity and independence of anti-corruption bodies in India, a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sacked the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday night. The CBI is the equivalent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is the premier anti-corruption body in India.
The government's urgency to remove Alok Verma within a day of being reinstated by the apex court raises several questions. Some say that Verma was set to order a preliminary enquiry (PE) into the Modi government's plans to buy 36 Rafale combat jets from France, a deal that has provoked difficult questions from the Opposition.
In October 2018, the Modi government had removed Verma, after he filed a case against his deputy, Rakesh Asthana, accusing him of accepting a massive bribe. Both Verma and Asthana belong to the elite Indian Police Service (IPS). While Verma has been removed, Asthana has been sent on leave, but the case against him remains active. Another senior intelligence official, Samant Goel, whose name also cropped up in the investigation against Asthana, remains in a powerful position in India's external intelligence agency.