India, April 25 -- Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, people familiar with the matter said.

The notice, signed by 73 opposition MPs from 11 parties, accuse Kumar of "proved misbehaviour" which include "continued partisan asymmetry in the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct", including the poll panel's failure to act on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "address to the nation" on April 18.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and TMC leader Sagarika Ghose submitted the notice to the Rajya Sabha Secretary General.

"In the Rajya Sabha, 73 opposition MPs have just submitted a new notice of motion to t...