New Delhi: Parliament yesterday approved amendments to the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act to provide for appointment of a CBI director in a situation where there is no leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, paving way for naming a new agency chief before incumbent Ranjit Sinha retires on December 2.
The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was passed by the Rajya Sabha yesterday after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assured the house that the government intended to work through consensus on the appointment of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, provides for including the leader of the single largest opposition party as a member of the selection committee to choose the CBI chief, instead of the leader of opposition as in the act earlier.
The step had to be taken as there is no leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, with the largest opposition party, Congress, falling short of the numbers required to claim the post. IANS
