India, May 13 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday gave a strong dissent note on the process of selecting the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during a meeting of the high-powered panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he does not want to be a part of a "biased exercise".

The high-level three-member panel, which also includes Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, met at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the evening to finalise the next CBI director. The extended tenure of the incumbent, 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Praveen Sood, will come to an end on May 24. The new director's name was not announced till the time of going to press.

In a detailed dissent note, Gandhi said he w...