CEC Gyanesh Kumar: The ruling party and opposition have come face to face on the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the country. The name of Gyanesh Kumar has been approved for this post, but the Congress is hopeful that this appointment may be canceled. This is because this matter is in the Supreme Court and it is to be heard on Wednesday (February 19).
In the meeting of the selection committee headed by PM Modi, Gyanesh Kumar’s name was fixed for CEC on Monday. Along with PM Modi, Amit Shaha and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi were also in the three -member meeting. During this period, Rahul Gandhi opposed the meeting citing the pending case in the Supreme Court, but despite this, Gyanesh Kumar’s name was finalized. After this, after getting approval from the President, the Law Ministry also announced his name.
Congress objection
On Monday, the Congress raised objections to this appointment by holding a press conference just after the name of Gyanesh Kumar was decided as the new CEC. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that when there is a hearing in the Supreme Court in this case, then why was such a hurry. The decision of the Supreme Court should have been awaited.
Congress organization general secretary KC Venugopal also wrote on ‘X’, ‘The government has issued a notification of appointment of new Chief Election Commissioner in a hurry at midnight. This is against the spirit of our Constitution. The first government removed the Chief Justice from the CEC Selection Committee through the revised law and no longer waited for the Supreme Court’s decision in this matter. This is wrong.’
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Why did the case go to Supreme Court?
The first three -member committee had the Prime Minister of the country, Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the selection of the Chief Election Commissioner. That is, there was a balance in the committee. In the year 2023, the Central Government passed the new law in this matter and dropped the Chief Justice from the committee. This law has been challenged in a petition. This is the reason that the Supreme Court has to hear this case. The petitioner says that the Chief Justice should be held in the selection committee of the Chief Election Commissioner of the country.
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