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Retired SC Judge, Justice AK Patnaik, who was supervising the CVC probe against former CBI Chief Alok Verma, called the decision of the High Powered Committee led by PM Modi to remove Verma, “very, very hasty”.
Of the three members of the selection panel, only Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge filed a dissent note questioning the findings of the CVC report against Verma. PM Modi and Justice AK Sikri however, voted for the removal of Alok Verma from the post of CBI director.
Justice Patnaik told The Indian Express that there was no evidence of corruption against Alok Verma.
According The Indian Express, Justice Patnaik has also written to CJI Ranjan Gogoi saying that Asthana’s statement was recorded while the observer was not present. “The CVC forwarded to me a statement dated 9.11.2018 purportedly signed by Shri Rakesh Asthana. I may clarify that this statement purportedly signed by Shri Rakesh Asthana was not made in my presence,” he said.
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