Anil Sinha appointed as the new CBI Chief Tuesday Dec 02,2014

 

The NDA Govt today Tuesday Dec 02,2014 appointed Anil Sinha as the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)who will take over from Ranjit Sinha who retired today.

Anil Sinha was the Special Director, the second in command at the agency and his name was among the short-listed candidates chosen after a meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence today.

Anil Sinha, an IPS officer from Bihar, has earlier held several important positions in his home cadre. He has been a part of investigations of a number of disproportionate assets cases

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A collegium comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India HL Dattu and the leader of the largest Opposition party or Congress, met for the first time after the anti-corruption Lokpal law was enacted in December.
Mallikarjun Kharge, who leads the Congress in the Lok Sabha, represented the Opposition.

Last week, Parliament cleared a change in rules to allow the largest opposition party to participate in the selection process even if it does not qualify for the post of Leader of Opposition. The Congress, which lost the May national election and won just 44 seats, fell short of the 55 seats needed to make the cut.

Earlier, a committee headed by Central Vigilance Commissioner used to recommend names for CBI Director.