In his letter to Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, Gandhi wrote that choosing Bassi as Information Commissioner would be a "travesty of the process".
"There should be a transparent process for selecting an Information Commissioner in line with the spirit of the Right to Information Act. I concede that the final selection is a political decision as per the Act, but there should be a transparent process for shortlisting the panel to be presented to the selection committee," Gandhi said.
"By his collusive inaction, journalists were attacked and the sanctity and respect for the judicial system and the courts was diminished.
"Julio Ribeiro (former police officer) has stated with sadness 'I would have arrested the lawyers from their homes at night. I would never condone such acts,' and 'I always had good opinion about Bassi. Unfortunately, circumstances have changed my opinion about him. He is angling for a post-retirement job'," he said.