Opposition moves fresh bid to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said.

The fresh charges against the CEC include “continued partisan asymmetry in the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct”.

The opposition has accused the poll panel of not acting on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “address to the nation” on April



18, ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Referring to concerns raised by various opposition parties, the notice said, “As on the date of this notice, Gyanesh Kumar has issued no show-cause notice, no advisory, and no public response to any of the said complaints.”

According to sources, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and TMC leader Sagarika Ghose submitted the notice to the Rajya Sabha Secretary General.