Government Extends Tenure Of Praveen Sood As CBI Director For One More Year

The Centre has extended the tenure of Praveen Sood as CBI Director for another year despite Rahul Gandhi’s dissent note.

According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Sood’s tenure has been extended for one year beyond May 24, 2026.

Source : ANI

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• Praveen Sood's CBI Director tenure extended by one year.
• Extension approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet.
• Rahul Gandhi voiced dissent, submitted formal note.

The Centre on Wednesday approved a one-year extension in the tenure of Praveen Sood as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. This will be Sood’s second extension since taking charge of the agency in May 2023. The decision was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) following recommendations made by a high-level selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the extension process also triggered political disagreement after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi raised objections and submitted a formal dissent note.

Extension Cleared

According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Sood’s tenure has been extended for one year beyond May 24, 2026. The IPS officer had originally taken charge as CBI Director on May 25, 2023, for a fixed two-year term.

Last year, the government had already granted him a one-year extension, and the latest move will allow him to continue leading the country’s premier investigative agency for another year.

Officials said the decision was finalised after a meeting of the selection committee held on Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s residence.

Rahul Gandhi’s Dissent

The selection committee meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Rahul Gandhi in his capacity as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Sources said Rahul Gandhi expressed dissatisfaction with the process adopted for the extension and submitted a dissent note after the meeting. He reportedly stated that he did not wish to be part of what he described as a “biased exercise”.

The dissent has added a political dimension to the extension decision, especially as opposition parties have repeatedly accused central agencies of selective functioning and political targeting.

Despite the objections, the ACC formally cleared the extension based on the recommendations of the majority within the panel.