Opposition to Submit Notice in Parliament for Motion Seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Removal: Report
Opposition leaders said the report shows 14 objections by two commissioners and renewed demands to halt the Special Intensive Revision and remove Gyanesh Kumar.
- On Wednesday, Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP V Sivadasan demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls following an Indian Express report.
- The Indian Express reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions taken without their knowledge, including voter registration changes and centralized electoral-database access in Delhi.
- Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged Kumar functioned as a 'hatchet man' for Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi posted that the EC's actions constituted 'an act of treason' against the Indian people.
- The BJP rejected Opposition charges of 'dictatorial' functioning, with party spokesperson Sambit Patra arguing that differences among Election Commissioners reflect democratic deliberation; the EC maintained all decisions were unanimous.
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said 73 Opposition Rajya Sabha MPs submitted a removal notice, while Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded nullification of recent elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav warned governments formed during this period would be 'unconstitutional'.
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Opposition parties are preparing to submit fresh notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seeking to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Thursday. The move comes amid a political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and an Indian Express report on objections raised by two Election Commissioners. 📰 Opposition To Move Fresh Removal Motion Against CEC Gyanesh…
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Times of IndiaOpposition to submit notice in Parliament for motion seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal: Report
Opposition parties are preparing a fresh notice in both Houses of Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. The move would be the oppositions third attempt and follows an Indian Express report on objections raised by two Election Commissioners over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision.
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Bengal CPI(M) demands removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Kolkata, Sep 23 (PTI) The West Bengal unit of the CPI(M) on Wednesday demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after objections raised by the two election commissioners on the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists came into the open. CPI(M) West Bengal state secretary Mohammed Salim said the report by a newspaper […]
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