Protests Intensify Against Chief Election Commissioner Over Decision-Making Row
· India · The Hindu, Times of India, Indian Express
Protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar intensified in New Delhi following revelations that two other Election Commissioners objected 14 times in 10 months to poll panel decisions taken without their knowledge. The Supreme Court issued notices to the ECI and the Centre on a plea challenging Form 6 modifications made without consensus. Demonstrations in Delhi led to multiple detentions, while AISA members alleged police manhandled their national president Neha Bora. Three female journalists also filed sexual harassment complaints against ACP Vivek Bhagat, which the Delhi Police transferred to the Crime Branch. Meanwhile, INDIA bloc MPs led a march from Parliament House to protest the unfolding controversy.
Why it matters
The controversy directly impacts the institutional credibility of the Election Commission of India and raises critical questions about internal decision-making transparency at the country's top poll body.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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