# ThePrintPod: Rahul Gandhi vs Modi on CBI chief selection is a sideshow. The agency shouldn’t exist at all

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Podcast: [ThePrint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theprint-856747)
Published: 2026-05-14T19:26:35+00:00
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## Resource

Before examining what the CBI cannot do, it is worth recalling that it may have no legal right to do anything at all.

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