A day after he was unceremoniously sacked from the top post, former CBI Director Alok Verma refused to take charge as chief of fire services and decided to quit from the service. A panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sacked Verma whereas Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of the largest opposition party, opposed the move and recorded his dissent note.

The panel had transferred him to the Fire Services as Director General, after deciding that as CBI chief, he had "not acted with the integrity expected of him".

Alok Verma was to retire on January 31. "Natural justice was scuttled and the entire process was turned upside down in ensuring that the undersigned is removed from the post of the Director," he said in a statement, reports NDTV.