Delhi, 14 March (H.S): On Thursday, a three-member committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi selected #GyaneshKumar and #SukhbirSingh Sandhu as the new Election Commissioners. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury shared this information with the media after the meeting, which was attended by union Home Minister Amit Shah.
This decision was made following the resignation of Election Commissioner #ArunGoel ahead of the upcoming #LokSabha elections. The selection panel, which also included the leader of the Opposition and a designated union Cabinet minister, ultimately chose Sandhu and Kumar. However, Chowdhury expressed his disappointment with the process, stating that the Chief Justice of India should have been included in the committee instead of a union Minister.
He also criticized a recent law that reduced the meeting to a mere “formality” and claimed that he was given 212 names for scrutiny within a day before being presented with six shortlisted candidates before the meeting. Despite these complaints, Chowdhury acknowledged that the government’s majority on the panel allowed them to select the candidates they wanted. This development marks an important step in ensuring fair and effective elections in India.
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