Opposition parties seek action after Election Commission dissent

Opposition parties have called for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following a dissenting report involving the Election Commission, The Hindu reported. The parties also asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of the report. That request would invite the court to consider the matter on its own initiative.

The supplied material does not identify the contents of the dissenting report, the grounds cited for seeking Kumar’s removal or the parties involved. It also does not state whether the Supreme Court has responded to the request. The reported move places the Election Commission at the centre of a political dispute, with opposition parties seeking both institutional action against its chief and judicial consideration of the report.