Former Chief Secretary’s revelations against CEC extremely serious: K.C. Venugopal
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K.C. Venugopal has demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following allegations that Kumar previously pressured a former Chief Secretary to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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- Venugopal alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar attempted to recruit an IAS officer into the Bharatiya Janata Party while still in service.
- The Congress leader claimed this incident highlights a pattern where the Election Commission is being used to secure political power for the governing party.
- Venugopal further criticized legislative changes that protect election commissioners from legal proceedings for official actions.
- He has called for the immediate resignation of the Election Commissioner to preserve institutional integrity.
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K.C. Venugopal
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“seizes power by hollowing out democracy”
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…the CEC or other Election Commissioners for any action taken or words spoken while discharging their official duties. He demanded that the CEC be removed immediately, accusing Mr. Kumar of heading a racket which “ seizes power by hollowing out democracy .” He also accused Mr. Kumar of reciprocating the BJP’s favours by undermining elections in the country. Mr. Venugopal said that dissent was already surfacing within the NDA against Mr. Kumar. He urged the Modi…
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