Ex-Kerala Chief Secretary Claims Gyanesh Kumar Offered Him BJP Ticket In 2016
Jiji Thomson made the claim on local media as the Election Commission and Gyanesh Kumar face massive controversy over the handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and allegations of differences within the three-member poll panel.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faces mounting pressure to resign following allegations that he offered a former Kerala chief secretary, Jiji Thomson, a BJP candidature in the 2019 general elections. Thomson, who retired in 2016, claimed that Kumar inquired about his interest in contesting the elections while they were traveling together on a flight in 2016.
Thomson quickly declined the offer. Dipke, a Cockroach Janta Party leader, reiterated his demand for Kumar's resignation, stating that "Gyanu must go." The Election Commission has dismissed these allegations, claiming that differing views among commissioners are part of normal institutional deliberations. Dipke has called for a nationwide protest and a nationwide agitation if Kumar does not step down, warning that the protest will begin in Mumbai on October 2.
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