Oppn submits fresh notice to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi, 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 Trinamool Congress 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 their Secretary General to present an addressed resolution to the President of India, urging the removal from office of the CEC Gyanesh Kumar," Ramesh said on X.
"This demand is based on proven misconduct arising from his actions and errors committed on March 15, 2026 and thereafter, which falls under Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India when read with Article 124(4), as well as Section 11(2) of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, and the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968," he said. The notice calls for an address to the President for CEC Kumar's removal.
HT reached out to ECI officials, but they declined to comment on the matter....
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