The Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday said the Supreme Court verdict reinstating Alok Verma as the CBI Director was a strong indictment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and alleged that he was sent on leave to forestall a probe into the Rafale deal.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, however, said that the verdict was not a setback for the government and it will comply with the order asking it to convene a meeting of the special committee of the selection panel within a week to look at the issue afresh.