Hyderabad, Nov. 5 -- CPI National Secretary K. Ramakrishna on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar following reports of a vigilance inquiry ordered by Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala into an alleged bribery case dating back to Kumar's tenure as Public Works Secretary.
In a statement here, Ramakrishna alleged that a contractor had complained that Kumar demanded a bribe of Rs. 2 crore in connection with a Rs. 17-crore project, following which a criminal case was registered and a vigilance inquiry ordered.
He said such allegations against a serving Chief Election Commissioner were unprecedented and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Amit Shah for c...