New Delhi: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has opposed the appointment of Rishi Kumar Shukla as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director. Kharge in a letter said that Shukla has no experience of investigating corruption cases.
According to reports, Kharge in a dissenting note wrote to PM Modi saying Shukla has no experience of investigating corruption cases. Kharge wrote, "Seniority cannot be the only criteria in an appointment to such a critical post.”
Kharge wrote, "Adding of general Investigative Experience to experience in investigating Anti-Corruption to enhance overall experience has led to the inclusion of candidates who either have no experience or at best very little experience in the investigation of anti-corruption cases.”
The committee, which met at PM residence on Friday, shortlisted the candidates on the based on their “integrity, seniority, and total experience in investigation and anti-corruption of 100 months or more,” Kharge wrote in the letter.
Kharge also said as per criteria set by the Delhi Police Special Establishment Act (DSPE Act) – which govern the CBI - and the Supreme Court, Ahmad, Bhatnagar and Lakhtakia had the experience of handling anti-corruption cases but were overlooked.
Rishi Kumar Shukla Shukla is a 1983-batch IPS officer of MP, was appointed a day after the Selection Committee in its second meeting.