Hyderabad, Oct. 6 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday reiterated his demand for the inclusion of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the panel appointing the Chief Election Commissioner, calling the current selection process the "biggest problem."

As per the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Condition of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, the selection committee comprises of the Prime Minister as the Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM.

Speaking to reporters in Hyderabad, Owaisi noted that he did not join the INDIA bloc's protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi as AIMIM is not part of the alliance.

Owaisi said, "I ...