Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 14: The parliament on Tuesday passed the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to extend the tenure of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director up to a maximum of five years from the present two years.
Notably, Union Minister Jitendra Singh moved the bill in the Rajya Sabha saying that it is necessary to curb corruption-based cases which have drastically gone down in the last seven years since the Modi government came to power at the Centre.
The bill was passed with a voice vote as the entire Opposition had walked out of the House seeking revocation of suspension of 12 suspended MPs. Earlier, the bill was passed by Lok Sabha on December 9.
This bill seeks amendment in the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 and will replace the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 which was promulgated on November 14.
