Lok Sabha passes bills to extend tenure of CBI, ED chiefs for up to 5 yrs

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seek to extend the tenure of chiefs of ED and CBI for up to five years. Their tenures were fixed at two years. Opposition leaders had claimed the Centre is introducing these changes to harass them.