 "Alok Verma")
The extraordinary reinstatement and removal of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma within 48 hours last week have scarcely enhanced the reputation of the government. In the light of comments by retired Supreme Court judge A K Patnaik, who was overseeing the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) investigation into allegations against Mr Verma, it is clear that the CBI chief should have been allowed to complete his term. The three-member selection committee, in a 2-1 decision, removed Mr Verma on grounds of “the extremely serious nature of observations made by the CVC against Verma”.
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