Team News Riveting
New Delhi, December 9
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Delhi Special Police (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that seek to extend the tenure of Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) upto 5 years.
The two bills were passed separately by voice vote after the House rejected various amendments moved by Opposition members on the two bills. Congress MPs walked out of the House, saying they were not satisfied with the reply of Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh.
The bills seek to replace two ordinances issued last month. The ordinances were challenged in Supreme Court citing violation of a Supreme Court judgment.
The Opposition and the BJP sparred over the government’s move to extend the tenures of the directors of the CBI and the ED up to a maximum of five years, with the Opposition alleging that it would completely undermine the autonomy of these institutions, and the ruling party defending the step as being necessary to fight large scale corruption.
