As Congress chief DK Shivakumar stays embroiled in a tussle with Siddaramaiah to be the subsequent chief minister of Karnataka, considered one of his previous nemeses, IPS officer Praveen Sood, has been appointed as the brand new directed of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
IPS officer Praveen Sood, who was serving because the DGP of the Karnataka Police, was chosen by a panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be the brand new Director of CBI and is ready to maneuver to Delhi to carry the place for the subsequent two years.
As DK Shivakumar is without doubt one of the wealthiest and most distinguished Congress leaders in Karnataka, Praveen Sood has headed the Karnataka Police for 3 years. The two additionally had a confrontation years in the past, which induced a rift between the 2.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar had sworn motion in opposition to Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood as soon as his celebration got here to energy, and had publicly known as him “nalayak” (ineffective). Just as Congress gained the elections, the IPS officer has been transferred out of Karnataka to New Delhi.
Earlier, DK Shivakumar had alleged that IPS officer Praveen Sood has been favoring the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) whereas the celebration was in energy in Karnataka. Shivakumar had slammed Sood for a number of circumstances filed in opposition to Congress leaders within the state.
The Karnataka Congress chief had alleged that 25 circumstances have been filed in opposition to Congress leaders whereas none have been filed in opposition to BJP leaders whereas IPS Praveen Sood was the DGP of the Karnataka Police, claiming that he has been favoring the ruling celebration within the state.
Since then, there was dangerous blood between DK Shivakumar and Praveen Sood, although the 2 wouldn’t be in positions of energy in the identical state anymore, because the IPS officer will now be heading a central company.
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