A notice submitted in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been rejected by the presiding officers of both Houses.
The proposal, backed by a group of Members of Parliament, reportedly had the required support with over 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and more than 50 MPs in the Rajya Sabha signing the notice.
The motion alleged bias, irregularities in electoral processes and unilateral actions favouring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
However, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan declined to admit the notice, effectively rejecting the demand for initiating removal proceedings.
Parliamentary rules mandate a minimum number of MPs’ signatures to move such a resolution, but acceptance of the notice rests with the presiding officers.
The development comes amid heightened political exchanges between the ruling party and the Opposition over the functioning of the Election Commission.
