EC dissent row LIVE: Opposition seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal; CJP's Dipke to address presser
The ECI responded on September 23, saying that all its actions have been in accordance with the laws and instructions of the Commission
Opposition parties on Wednesday sought the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following an expose by the Indian Express. The report alleged that two out of three Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had formally objected to decisions at least 14 times over the past ten months. These officials claimed that important decisions were being made without their knowledge and labeled several as "unauthorized and illegal."
The ruling party, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has suspended its activities for Thursday and announced a press conference in Delhi on September 24 to discuss the "Hijacking of India’s Democracy". CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke vowed to address the issue of electoral reforms, as tensions between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the dissenting election commissioners escalated. The CJP will defend voters' rights amid criticism of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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