New Delhi, April 6 -- Both Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishna have rejected notices sent to their offices by members of the opposition in order to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post.

The opposition in their notices to the LS Speaker and the RS Chairman, had alleged that the CEC is indulging in "partisan and discriminatory conduct in office", "deliberate obstruction of investigation of electoral fraud" and "mass disenfranchisement", among other charges.

Birla and Radhakrishnan refused to admit the notices, which were moved under Article 324(5) of the Constitution.

"After due consideration of the notice of Motion and a careful and objective assessment...