When DK Shivakumar had known as the model new CBI Director Praveen Sood ‘Nalayak’
Praveen Sood, the DGP of Karnataka, has been appointed because the model new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as per an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). When Praveen Sood was working as a result of the DGP of Karnataka, the state Congress chief DK Shivakumar had as quickly as known as him ‘Nalayak’ meaning incompetent, or good-for-nothing. DK Shivakumar had moreover vowed to take movement in direction of him.
On Tuesday, 14th March 2023, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar unleashed a verbal assault in direction of the then State Director General and Inspector General of Police, Praveen Sood, referring to him as ‘Nalayak‘ and alleging his affiliation with the BJP which was in power inside the state in the intervening time. DK Shivakumar extra acknowledged that if Congress have been to come back again into power inside the state, they may take decisive measures in direction of the senior officer Praveen Sood.
DK Shivakumar had acknowledged in the intervening time, “This DGP is a ‘Nalayak’. Let our government come. We will take action against him. Congress had also written to ECI to remove him. I thought he (Praveen Sood) was a respected man. Immediately, a case should be registered against him and he should be arrested.”
DK Shivakumar had moreover acknowledged in the intervening time, “He has finished three years in service. How many days do you want to keep and worship him? He has been filing cases only against Congress. He has registered more than 25 cases against us and not a single case against BJP leaders. Let our government come. We will take action against him.”
DK Shivakumar made these remarks whereas he was criticising the Karnataka police saying that they’ve registered a lot of circumstances in direction of Congress leaders and by no means even a single case in direction of BJP leaders.
Praveen Sood will take price of CBI merely when Congress is able to kind the federal authorities in Karnataka, with DK Shivakumar set to get a critical operate inside the new authorities.
Who is Praveen Sood?
Praveen Sood, a 1986-batch IPS officer from the Karnataka cadre, has served as a result of the State DGP for the earlier three years. Originally, Sood hails from Himachal Pradesh and is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi. He was appointed the Karnataka DGP in 2020. His completely different stints embrace Superintendent of Police, Bellary, and Raichur sooner than getting posted to Bangalore metropolis as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order.
Sood moreover labored as principal secretary of the Home Department, ADGP Karnataka State Reserve Police, and ADGP Administration. He was slated to retire in May 2024. However, alongside along with his appointment because the model new Director of the CBI, he’ll now work for a tenure of two years, making sure his presence in office until in any case May 2025. It need to be talked about that an present Director of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can serve for a most interval of 5 years and a minimal tenure of two years.
