Vijai Sharma tipped to be new CIC; K V Chowdary may be CVC

June 01, 2015 22:58

Senior most Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma is tipped to be new Chief Information Commissioner, while former CBDT chief K V Chowdary is understood to be in the running for the Central Vigilance Commissioner's post.

These names are understood to have been cleared in the meetings that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had today with leader of largest opposition party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.

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