The new surveyor of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), one of India’s largest credible investigative agency, will now be Praveen Sood, the current DGP of Karnataka. He has been entrusted with the command of this agency for two years. Earlier its command was with Subodh Kumar Jaiswal. Now that his tenure is over, its command has been handed over to Praveen Sood, but do you know that Congress opposed the appointment of Praveen Sood as CBI Director. Let us tell you about it in detail. In fact, a three-member committee comprising PM Modi, Justice DY Chandrachud and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has appointed Praveen Sood as CBI Director with mutual consent. According to the information received, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha had opposed the appointment of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary Sood. Apart from them, the appointment of Central Vigilance Commission and Lokpal was also discussed. Come, now let us tell you in detail who is Praveen Sood?
who is praveen sood
Praveen Sood is counted among the flamboyant officers, who have the ability to solve the most complicated cases in the blink of an eye. Prior to this, he has held many important positions. Let us tell you that Sood, born in Himachal in 1964, did his graduation from IIT Delhi and then joined the Indian Police Service in 1986. He served as Superintendent in Bellary and other areas. After this he also served as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bangalore. After this he was given the appointment of DGP of Karnataka in the year 2020. On the other hand, now he has been appointed as the Director of CBI, so till now you have come to know so much about him, so let us now also know further why the Congress opposed his appointment?
Why did the Congress oppose
In the month of March itself, Congress state president DK Shivkumar had accused Praveen Sood of being biased towards BJP, which helps the government to implement its intention somewhere. Apart from this, he also did not shy away from saying that by doing this many times BJP provides him security, for which BJP and Congress had come face to face. However, it will be interesting to see what steps he takes after being appointed as the CBI Director to clear the various pending cases.