Seventy-three Opposition MPs move to remove Chief Election Commissioner

Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner. FILE PIC

Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said.

The fresh charges against the CEC include "continued partisan asymmetry in the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct". The notice was signed by 73 Rajya Sabha MPs, while the requirement is 50 signatures.

The opposition has accused the poll panel of not acting on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi "address to the nation" on April 18, ahead of elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

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