Rahul Gandhi registers his strong dussent in the appointment if CBI chief. Writes to PM saying , the LOP is not a rubber stamp

The leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi has expressed his serious reservation and resentment over the appointment of the new CBI chief Mr. Praveen Sood terming his appointment process ridiculous and arbitrary.

He wrote on X annexing a one and a half page letter of his resentment addressed to the prime minister Narendra Modi saying that I have written to the Prime Minister recording my dissent from the CBI Director selection process.

I cannot abdicate my constitutional duty by participating in a biased exercise.

The Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp stated Rahul Gandhi on X.
The one and a half page letter says :

Dear Prime Minister,
I wite to you in your capacitly as Chairperson of the Committee constituted
to recommend the next Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBl)
to record my dissent with its proceedings.
Your government has repeatedly misused the CBI, intended to be India’s
premier investigative agency, to target political opponents, journalists, and
critics. It is to prevent such institutional capture that the Leader of Opposition is included in the Selection Committee. Regrettably, you have continued to deny me any meaningful role in the process
Despite repeated written requests, I was not provided with the self-appraisal reports or 360-degree reports of the eligible candidates. Instead, I was expected to examine the appraisal records of sixty-nine candidates for the first time during the Committee meeting. The 360-degree reports were denied to me outright.

A detailed review of these records is crucial to assess
each candidate’s history and performance. This deliberate denial of
information, without any legal basis, makes a mockery of the selection
process and ensures that only your pre-decided candidate is selected.

I remind you that I had recorded my dissent in the previous meeting on 5th May 2025. I had also written to you on 21st October 2025, suggesting measures for a fair and transparent process, to which I have not even received a response. By denying the Selection Committee crucial information, the government has reduced it to a mere formality. The Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp. I cannot abdicate my constitutional duty by participating in this biased exercise,

I therefore dissent in the strongest terms said Rahul Gandhi in a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi expressing his serious reservation and dissent on the appointment of the CBI chief.