When CJI in selection panel for CBI Director, why no independent member for selection of CEC, ECs, SC asks Centre
"It is not sufficient that the Commission is independent. It must appear to be independent also,” the Bench said.
"It is not sufficient that the Commission is independent. It must appear to be independent also,” the Bench said.
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday observed that it is for the Parliament to enact a law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners, and that courts cannot direct the legislature on what kind of law it should make.
The first phase covered 152 Assembly Constituencies spread across 16 districts of the state.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar visited the revered Kalighat Kali Temple on Monday morning, where he offered prayers and sought divine blessings for the well-being of the people of West Bengal.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected the police complaints filed against Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and) Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), in connection with deaths of voters who had been summoned for hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
The Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Subhendu Adhikari has brought charges of 'unholy nexus' and 'political affiliation' against the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of East Burdwan, and has sought the intervention of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Addressing a joint press conference at the Constitution Club of India, the INDIA Bloc leaders, including Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and TMC's Mahua Moitra, alleged that the EC is facilitating "vote theft" in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Chief Minister, joining the opposition onslaught against the poll panel, took to ‘X’ and posed seven questions to the EC demanding answers. “If 'Fair Elections' is truly the aim of the ECI, why can’t it be more transparent and voter-friendly?” asked the DMK president, questioning the rationale behind the mass deletion of eligible voters even while undertaking house-to-house enumeration.
The Opposition INDIA bloc, including RJD, CPI, SP, DMK, and TMC, slammed the Election Commission over vote theft allegations and Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Leaders accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of bias, failing to address voter list irregularities, and acting in favor of the BJP, while questioning the handling of 65 lakh voter deletions in Bihar.
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari today alleged that I-PAC, the consultancy firm working with the Trinamul Congress (TMC), has inserted numerous fake names into the electoral rolls of every Assembly constituency in West Bengal.
