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Modi, Shah ‘midnight decision’ to select new Chief Election Commissioner ‘disrespectful, discourteous’: Rahul Gandhi

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Makes dissent note public, says decision made despite ‘the very composition of the committee (that selects the CEC) and the process being challenged in Supreme Court’.

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Modi, Shah ‘midnight decision’ to select new Chief Election Commissioner ‘disrespectful, discourteous’: Rahul Gandhi

Makes dissent note public, says decision made despite ‘the very composition of the committee (that selects the CEC) and the process being challenged in Supreme Court’.

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Congress also accused the Centre of seeking control over the EC by removing the CJI from the selection panel.

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Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre's Midnight Appointment of New Chief Election Commissioner, Demands Delay Pending Supreme Court Hearing - The News21

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has raised sharp objections to the Modi government’s late-night appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), replacing Rajiv Kumar after his retirement. Gandhi criticized the hasty decision, highlighting that the composition of the selection committee is currently under judicial […]

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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed as India's New Chief Election Commissioner, Congress Cries Foul

THE GOVERNMENT has appointed Gyanesh Kumar, a retired home ministry official, as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), hours after the meeting of the prime minister-led selection committee. Interestingly, this was done when the Supreme Court was hearing pleas against the appointments of the CEC and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law. Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law on the appointment of the members of the …

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“Disrespectful and discourteous to founding leaders of our nation”: Rahul Gandhi dissents on appointment of CEC

During the meeting of the committee to select the next Election Commissioner, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi presented a dissent note, stating, “The most fundamental aspect of an independent Election Commission free from executive interference is the process of choosing the Election Commissioner and Chief Election Commissioner.” He highlighted Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s warning about executive interference in India’s democracy and the affairs o…

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Outlook India broke the news in New Delhi, India on Monday, February 17, 2025.
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