Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday submitted a formal note of dissent during a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting was held to finalise appointments to key transparency institutions, including the Central Information Commission (CIC) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). As per media reports, Gandhi recorded his dissent, alleging that the shortlists excluded candidates from the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, OBC and EBC communities. He claimed there was a “systematic pattern” of excluding SC, ST, OBC, EBC and minority communities from appointments to Constitutional and autonomous institutions.
