Congress Leader Calls CEC Allegations Extremely Serious

The Hindu · india

AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal has called former Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson's disclosure about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar urging him to join the BJP in 2016 "extremely serious." Venugopal alleged that Kumar acted as an operative to install Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in power, suggesting the CEC post was a reward. He demanded Kumar's immediate removal, accusing him of heading a racket that hollows out democracy and undermines elections. Venugopal urged the government to protect the Election Commission's integrity.