According to agency reports, the government is expected to introduce two bills in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday to extend the terms of office of the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Bureau (ED) for up to five years. These bills are intended to replace two decrees issued before the start of the parliamentary winter session last month.
The Central Vigilance Committee (Amendment) Bill 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021 may be submitted to the House of Lords for deliberation and approval. After various amendments proposed by the opposition party were rejected, the two bills were passed in the People’s Chamber on December 9.
The Central Vigilance Committee (Amendment) Act 2021 was introduced in the People’s Chamber on December 3 and aims to amend the Central Vigilance Committee Act of 2003, while the Delhi Special Police Agency (Amendment) Act 2021 seeks to amend the Delhi Special Police in 1946 Year establishment law.
According to the PRS legislation study, according to the 2003 Act, the term of office of the law enforcement director is at least two years. The Central Vigilance Committee amendment stipulates that the term of office can be extended by up to one year until the first appointment is completed for five years. The bill says that such extensions can be approved in the public interest based on the committee’s recommendations.
The Delhi Special Police Agency (Amendment) Act of 2021 also inserted a similar extension of the term of the CBI Director.
Some political parties and activists opposed the amendment, claiming that it was an attempt to subvert the independence of the two main investigative agencies and undermine these agencies. However, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has defended the amendments necessary to combat large-scale corruption. Earlier, when these bills were passed in the House of Commons, Federal Minister Gitendra Singh stated that the independence of the CBI was the top priority of the federal government.
On Tuesday, Federal Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the 2021 Appropriation (No. 5) bill in Lok Sabha. The bill aims to authorize certain payments and appropriations from the India Joint Fund in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Reports from various standing committees, including the welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing, N agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing, will be submitted to both houses of parliament.
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