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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Faces Scrutiny Over BJP Recruitment Claim
- •Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is under political scrutiny following allegations by former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson.
- •Thomson claims Kumar encouraged him to enter electoral politics and contest on a BJP ticket.
- •The alleged conversation took place in 2016 during a flight to Delhi, while both men were serving in government.
- •Kumar reportedly asked Thomson if he would be interested in contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Pathanamthitta as a BJP candidate.
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Former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar encouraged him to enter electoral politics and contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Pathanamthitta as a BJP candidate during a conversation on a flight to Delhi in 2016.
Opposition parties are pressing for the impeachment and resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following reports that two fellow election commissioners objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions made without their knowledge regarding electoral rolls and panel functioning.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that the Election Commission follows an unparalleled level of transparency in preparing electoral rolls, noting that government officials certify records and recognized political parties audit the lists before final publication.
