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A committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in New Delhi Wednesday to select the chairperson of NHRC, with sources saying that both Leaders of Opposition — Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge — are likely to send dissent notes over the selection process.
Both Kharge and Gandhi attended the meeting and deliberation with the PM and other members of the commission were held.
Sources said that the two LoPs are likely to submit a dissent note on the selection process, as the names were not shared with them in advance.
The post of NHRC chairperson has been vacant since Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra completed his tenure on June 1.
A former Supreme Court judge, Justice Mishra served as the eighth chairperson of the commission and was appointed to its top post in June 2021.
According to the law governing NHRC, while the committee selecting the NHRC chief is headed by the prime minister, it has the Lok Sabha Speaker, home minister, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha as its members.
Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, a member of the NHRC, became its acting chairperson after Justice Mishra demitted office.
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