New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh, on Monday, stepped up his attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation and citing remarks made by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan during an address at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad.

In a post on social media platform X, Ramesh shared a reference to Justice Bhuyan's address and claimed that the judge had "exposed the CEC lock, stock and barrel". He said Kumar should step down immediately, alleging that his conduct had undermined the credibility of the Election Commission of India.

"Here is the bold Justice Ujjal Bhuyan speaking yesterday in NALSAR University in Hyderabad where he exposed the CEC lock, stock and barrel. If ...