Today's Witness Monday, 14 July 2025, 01:08 AM, ( Updated at 11:30 AM Daily)
BUREAURCRACY
Thursday, 14 September, 2023 05:39:PM
The present ED Chief is going to complete his tenure tomorrow. Ideally, the order should come out by late evening or night as per the top sources, but unclarity over the names is still puzzling and as usual fashion out of these puzzled names, the government will spring a surprise in night. However, the IRS Lobby are trailing hard the other competitors to defuse the surprise element, but top political brass, procedural meetings and whatnot will have their way above anything else. Amidst puzzled debate for the next ED Chief. R.P. Upadhaya's name has sparkled out for the next ED Chief. It won't be surprising to see one more appointment like CBI director, where Praveen Sood was appointed despite all odds for obvious reasons. Here too, R.P. Upadhahay faces odd guns but may climb up to ED Chief if everything goes well for him in the coming hours. Reasons for Upadhaya are not as convincing as it look, but Upadhayay may get the circumstantial advantage that one former ED officer once got. Back In 2019 CBI Vigilance unit to counter Alok Verma's recommendation to induct Upadhay in the CBI, submitted an adverse report against Upadhaya's candidatiture, but that all was due to circumstances back during CBI vs. CBI, now picture has changed, and circumstances might offer something new to Upadhahay as there has been a lot of meltdown at top political offices regarding the four years old controversy of CBI Vs CBI and this meltdown might pave Upadhay's way, top sources say. But, top sources say meltdown will not alone work, a good poll of IRS officers trailing hard, and if they were able to defuse the surprise element, then Pravin Kumar and CBDT Chairman Nitin can clinch to helm of ED Chief.