Overview

• The three-member selection panel, including PM Narendra Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi, and CJI Sanjiv Khanna, could not reach consensus on a new CBI Director during their May 5 meeting.
• Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer, will likely remain in his role for an additional year, pending a formal gazette notification.
• The meeting considered candidates such as BSF DG Daljit Singh Chaudhary, CISF chief RS Bhatti, and Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, but no agreement was reached.
• The extension decision aligns with Supreme Court guidelines ensuring a minimum two-year tenure for the CBI Director and maintaining agency independence.
• The meeting, held against the backdrop of heightened national security discussions following the Pahalgam terror attack, marked Rahul Gandhi’s first participation as LoP in this process.