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YSRCP Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy Calls for Review of Election Commission Appointment Law
- •YS Jagan Mohan Reddy urged for greater transparency in the functioning of the Election Commission to maintain public trust in constitutional institutions.
- •He called for a review and amendment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Appointment Act of 2023.
- •Reddy proposed that Election Commissioners be appointed by a three-member committee comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, and the Chief Justice of India.
- •He alleged that the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh misused its authority during the Special Intensive Revision process and local body elections.
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YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called for a review of the 2023 appointment law, proposing that the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners be appointed by a three-member committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Chief Justice of India.
Reddy alleged that the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh misused its authority during the Special Intensive Revision process, resulting in the opposition's appeals going unheard. He also claimed that objections regarding the redrawing of divisions during local body elections were ignored.
The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act of 2023 changed the selection committee to comprise the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, which replaced an interim arrangement that included the Chief Justice of India.
