Sanjay Kothari

President's secretary Sanjay Kothari today took over as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, ten months after the top post in the country's anti-corruption watchdog CVC fell vacant.

Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to the President, was on Saturday appointed the Central Vigilance Commissioner, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.

Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Mr Kothari, a 1978 batch (retired) IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has raised objection on the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as Chief Vigilance Commissioner as his name was not shortlisted by the search committee.

The Congress on Wednesday criticised the BJP-led centre for naming Sanjay Kothari, currently serving as the President's secretary, as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner and demanded that the selection process be launched afresh.

Sanjay Kothari, the Secretary to the President, has been selected as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Wednesday.

Sanjay Kothari, chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed secretary and senior journalist Ashok Malik press secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

Producer Nitin Manmohan has been summoned by the Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with an international betting racket that the agency is probing.

President's secretary Sanjay Kothari today took over as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, ten months after the top post in the country's anti-corruption watchdog CVC fell vacant.

Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to the President, was on Saturday appointed the Central Vigilance Commissioner, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.

Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Mr Kothari, a 1978 batch (retired) IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has raised objection on the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as Chief Vigilance Commissioner as his name was not shortlisted by the search committee.

The Congress on Wednesday criticised the BJP-led centre for naming Sanjay Kothari, currently serving as the President's secretary, as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner and demanded that the selection process be launched afresh.

Sanjay Kothari, the Secretary to the President, has been selected as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Wednesday.

Sanjay Kothari, chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed secretary and senior journalist Ashok Malik press secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

Producer Nitin Manmohan has been summoned by the Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with an international betting racket that the agency is probing.