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Appointing K.V.Chowdhary as CVC 'shameful': Prashant Bhushan
New Delhi, June 8
Prominent lawyer Prashant
Bhushan on Monday termed the government's decision to appoint former
Central Board of Direct Taxation chief K.V. Chowdary as the new Chief
Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) as "shameful and unfortunate".
"It's
shameful and unfortunate that the BJP and the Congress have come
together to destroy the CVC (by) appointing a dubious and pliable person
as its chief," Bhushan told IANS.
Bhushan said he would take up
the matter further by challenging the government's decision in the
court. "I will challenge it in the court."
Earlier in the day,
the central government announced appointment of former Central Board of
Direct Taxation chief K.V. Chowdary as the new CVC.
T.M. Bhasin,
chairman and managing director of the public sector Indian Bank, was
appointed vigilance commissioner and senior most Information
Commissioner Vijai Sharma was named the new Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC).