Rajya Sabha chairman rejects impeachment motion against poll body chief

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha president CP Radhakrishnan connected Monday rejected the impeachment question against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who has been facing opposition's vigor implicit the pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the "conduct" of the caller assembly polls.It was the archetypal clip a announcement was fixed seeking removal of the canvass assemblage chief, with 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha members signing the motion.The 10-page-long announcement carried a chargesheet connected 7 counts. The charges ranged from partisan behaviour of the CEC to wide disenfranchisement of voters.The absorption had besides raised the contented of the mode the CEC handled SIR successful erstwhile elections similar Bihar and forthcoming elections successful states similar West Bengal; his "proved misbehaviour"; his partial behaviour towards a governmental enactment are besides issues that find a notation successful the notice.The announcement for removal of the CEC, piloted by TMC, came aft increasing accusations from absorption parties against Gyanesh Kumar.They accused the CEC of bias and carrying retired the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) workout successful an arbitrary mode successful a bid to assistance the BJP.West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee has been starring protests implicit the SIR process successful her state. Other absorption parties excessively person been attacking the CEC, with Rahul Gandhi steering the “vote chori” campaign.

BJP leaders had criticised the opposition’s proposal, arguing that governmental parties should absorption connected electoral contests alternatively of targeting the Election Commission.The motion, which stands rejected, required to beryllium passed successful Parliament by a peculiar majority, according to parliamentary provisions.