No evidence of corruption, decision of PM-led panel on Alok Verma very hasty: SC's monitor (Jan 12, 2019, Indian Express)

January 21, 2019

No evidence of corruption, decision of PM-led panel on Alok Verma very hasty: SC’s monitor (Jan 12, 2019, Indian Express)

Justice A K Patnaik, the retired Supreme Court judge who was asked by the apex court to supervise the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) enquiry that eventually led to the ouster of CBI Director Alok Verma, on Friday said there was “no evidence of corruption” against Verma, and “what the CVC says cannot be the final word”.

He was critical of “the very, very hasty” decision of the Prime Minister-led selection committee to remove Verma from the CBI Director’s post over charges of corruption and dereliction of duty Thursday, two days after he was reinstated by the Supreme Court.

Of the three members of the selection panel, Prime Minister Modi and Justice A K Sikri were against Verma’s continuance as the CBI chief in light of the CVC report and “the extremely serious nature of observations made by the CVC against Verma”. Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, did not go with the other two members, contested the CVC report and filed a dissent note.…

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/alok-verma-cvc-panel-narendra-modi-supreme-court-5534472/

No evidence of corruption, decision of PM-led panel on Alok Verma very hasty: SC’s monitor (Jan 12, 2019, Indian Express)

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No evidence of corruption, decision of PM-led panel on Alok Verma very hasty: SC’s monitor (Jan 12, 2019, Indian Express)

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