PM Modi chairs meeting of panel to name CBI Director

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the committee for the appointment of CBI Director which was also attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.

The Congress side made no comment after Gandhi left the PMO after the meeting. The meeting, incidentally, took place on a day when the Prime Minister also held a series of meetings with top security advisors as the government is firming up its response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

The meeting comes ahead of the end of the two-year term of incumbent CBI Director Praveen Sood on May 25.


Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre, was director general of police (DGP) of the state prior to his appointment. He took over as the Director of the premier investigative agency on May 25, 2023.

The appointment of the CBI Director is done by the central government on the recommendation of a three-member appointment committee, which is headed by the Prime Minister and comprises the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.