Opposition submits fresh notice for removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Rajya Sabha
Indian Express·4h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Opposition parties submitted a fresh notice to Rajya Sabha Friday seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, backed by 73 MPs. TMC and Congress coordinated the notice citing new grounds for removal. This follows earlier rejection by Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman, who ruled allegations lacked sufficient proof for misbehaviour constituting removal grounds.
Key Entities
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarRajya SabhaOpposition partiesTMCCongressLok Sabha Speaker Om BirlaRajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan