A high-powered committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) evening to decide on the appointment of the next Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in which Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi submitted a dissent note, accusing the government of “institutional capture” of the agency to target political opponents, journalists, critics.
The panel, headed by the Prime Minister, also includes Chief Justice of India Surya Kant apart from the Opposition leader. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence and lasted over an hour.
The tenure of the current CBI Director, Praveen Sood, is set to end on May 24, 2026.
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Mr. Gandhi shared his strongly-worded dissent note on his X handle and accused the government of making a “mockery” of the selection process.
