Congress slams Modi govt over ordinances allowing for extension of CBI, ED directors’ tenures

The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over its move to issue ordinances by which the tenures of directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate can now be up to a maximum of five years, saying the government has used the two agencies as “henchmen” who are now being rewarded so that “malicious prosecution” is used to silence dissenting voices.