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Rahul Gandhi Alleges Modi, Shah Made Gyanesh Kumar In Charge of 'Match-Fixing' Polls
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi and Amit Shah of appointing Gyanesh Kumar to 'match-fix' India's elections.
- •Gandhi's allegations follow a Kerala Congress post citing reports that Kumar, a former IAS officer, encouraged a former Kerala chief secretary to contest on a BJP ticket.
- •Gandhi claimed Kumar was first used to recruit for the BJP as a serving IAS officer, then made an 'umpire' to fix elections.
- •The allegations come amid calls for CEC Kumar's removal and criticism from the opposition regarding the SIR exercise and reported internal differences within the Election Commission.
- •CEC Kumar has not yet responded to the claims made by Gandhi or Kerala Congress.
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Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah placed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in charge of "match-fixing" India's elections. He also cited media reports claiming that Kumar, while serving as an IAS officer, had previously told a former Kerala chief secretary to contest on a BJP ticket.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar has faced heavy criticism and calls for resignation from opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and alleged differences within the Election Commission. Critics have accused him of undermining the Constitution and executing an attack on India's democratic framework.
The Election Commission has maintained that all decisions taken by it, including those concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), were unanimous. The panel stated that different opinions and observations are merely a normal part of their internal discussions.
