Rahul Gandhi expressed his dissent regarding the selection of the next CBI director, citing insufficient time and lack of access to crucial candidate information.
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After the meeting to select the next CBI director, Rahul Gandhi registered dissent. Gandhi claimed that 69 names were presented during the meeting in one hour. In his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP), alleged that the CBI was bein misused by the Centre and even claimed hat the government made “mockery” of the selection process by denying complete information of candidates to him.
“Your government has repeatedly misused the CBI, intended to be India’s premier investigative agency, to target political opponents, journalists, and critics. It is to prevent such institutional capture that the Leader of Opposition is included in the Selection Committee. Regrettably, you have continued to deny me any meaningful role in the process.,” Gandhi said.
I have written to the Prime Minister recording my dissent from the CBI Director selection process.
I cannot abdicate my constitutional duty by participating in a biased exercise.
The Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp. pic.twitter.com/WfSt5gGPPR
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 12, 2026
“Despite repeated written requests, I was not provided with the self-appraisal reports or 360-degree reports of the eligible candidates. Instead, I was expected to examine the appraisal records of sixty-nine candidates for the first time during the Committee meeting. The 360-degree reports were denied to me outright. A detailed review of these records is crucial to assess each candidate’s history and performance. This deliberate denial of information, without any legal basis, makes a mockery of the selection process and ensures that only your pre-decided candidate is selected,” the LoP added.
He further alleged that the the selection process to appoint the CBI director has been reduced to mere “formality. ““The Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp,” he added.