"Gyanesh Kumar Deserves at Least Padma Bhushan": BJP’s Samik Bhattacharya Backs CEC; Says “Took Initiative to Remove Infiltrators”
Bhattacharya said Gyanesh Kumar ensured violence-free polls and removed illegal, deceased and fictitious names from voter rolls as Congress protests escalated.
- On Friday, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party President Samik Bhattacharya defended Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, claiming he deserves the Padma Bhushan for ensuring peaceful elections and "cleansing" voter lists of illegal Bangladeshis.
- The protests stem from a political row following an Indian Express report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections at least 14 times over 10 months regarding Special Intensive Revision procedures.
- Congress workers staged nationwide demonstrations demanding Kumar's resignation in Patna, Shimla, and other states, with protesters clashing with police who deployed water cannons to disperse crowds.
- Opposition parties plan to move a motion in Parliament to remove the Chief Election Commissioner, while Congress MLAs in Srinagar staged protests inside the Legislative Assembly.
- Bhattacharya also criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, asserting that even his own party ignores him, while the BJP maintains public support for Kumar's electoral management.
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‘Resign’ Vs ‘Padma Bhushan’: Gyanesh Kumar Caught In Political Crossfire
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar finds himself at the heart of a brewing political imbroglio as Opposition parties and protestors demand his resignation while the West Bengal BJP lauds his performance.While Congress and others have staged protests seeking his recall, questioning the very credibility of the Election Commission's conduct of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral roll
Gyanesh Kumar deserves Padma Bhushan for cleansing voter list: Bengal BJP chief
The BJP leader's endorsement of the CEC came amid a growing controversy over the Election Commission's functioning after reports surfaced that two election commissioners had objected to decisions allegedly taken in their names during the SIR exercise.
Gyanesh Kumar should get Padma Bhushan, says Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya
The Opposition plans to move a motion in Parliament to remove the CEC after The Indian Express reported that the two ECs raised objections to SIR-related decisions made without their knowledge.
Amid Row, Bengal BJP Chief Says Gyanesh Kumar Deserves Padma Bhushan
Bengal BJP Chief Bhattacharya's defence of the CEC came amid a major controversy over the poll panel's functioning after reports surfaced that two election commissioners had objected to decisions allegedly taken in their names during the SIR exercise.
Gyanesh Kumar deserves Padma Bhushan at the very least for cleansing voter list: Bengal BJP chief
Samik Bhattacharya's defence of the CEC came amid a major controversy over the poll panel's functioning after reports surfaced that two election commissioners had objected to decisions allegedly taken in their names during the SIR exercise.
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