Rahul Gandhi Opposes Government's CIC Appointment: RTI Disclosures
Rahul Gandhi 'disagreed' on government CIC candidate: RTI response reveals
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Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in India's Lok Sabha, opposed the appointment of Raj Kumar Goyal as Chief Information Commissioner. He proposed alternative candidates during a meeting held on December 10, 2025, as revealed by an RTI response published on April 24, 2026.
- 01Rahul Gandhi disagreed with Raj Kumar Goyal's appointment as Chief Information Commissioner.
- 02He suggested alternative candidates including IAS Sumita Dawra, Justice S. Muralidhar, and Professor Faizan Mustafa.
- 03The information was disclosed through a Right to Information (RTI) request.
- 04The meeting to select the Chief Information Commissioner took place on December 10, 2025.
- 05The RTI response was published on April 24, 2026.
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Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in India's Lok Sabha, expressed his disagreement with the government's choice of Raj Kumar Goyal for the position of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). According to minutes released under the Right to Information Act, Gandhi proposed three alternative candidates: IAS officer Sumita Dawra, Justice S. Muralidhar, and Professor Faizan Mustafa. This information emerged from an RTI response provided to activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), detailing a meeting held on December 10, 2025, in the Parliament building to discuss the appointment of the CIC and eight other information commissioners. The RTI response was published on April 24, 2026.
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This disagreement could influence public perception regarding the transparency and selection process for key government positions in India.
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