India, March 13 -- MPs from the INDIA bloc on Friday submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking the removal of Gyanesh Kumar, marking the first time such a move has been formally initiated against a sitting Chief Election Commissioner.

The notice, running into about 10 pages, lists seven charges against Kumar, including allegations of "partisan and discriminatory conduct in office", "deliberate obstruction of investigation of electoral fraud", and "mass disenfranchisement".

Opposition parties have accused the CEC of favouring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in several instances, particularly during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. They claim the exercise has been used to benefit the ruling par...