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"All of you will be accountable": Congress President tells party state in-
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
He also discussed the organisational challenges in front of the party, and also criticising the centre over the handling of various issues, including Indian deportees being shackled by US, the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and alleged vote rigging in the elections.
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SC adjourns hearing on pleas challenging law appointing ECs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court adjourned hearings on petitions challenging the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel. No new date for the hearing was set.
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Vivek Joshi assumes charge as Election Commissioner in pursuance of Minist
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Joshi is a 1989 batch officer of the IAS of Haryana Cadre.
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Newly appointed CEC Gyanesh Kumar takes charge; says first step for nation
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He further stated that in accordance with the Constitution, the electoral laws and rules issued therein, the Election Commission always stood with the voters.
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SC to hear pleas challenging law on Election Commissioners' appointment to
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The law in question, the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, has been criticized for excluding the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners.
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Former CEC Rajiv Kumar bids farewell to ECI, describes it as 'place of wor
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rajiv Kumar said, "This building is the place of worship of democracy. Through great hard work, it has amassed heritage in the last 75 years. I am very hopeful that in the time to come, this will rise higher than where it stands today. This is going to very capable hands.
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"Disrespectful, discourteous", says Rahul Gandhi's dissent note on Chief E
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
On February 17, the government appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the new CEC, to succeed Rajiv Kumar. According to reports, the Lok Sabha LoP, who is part of the committee, submitted his dissent note, calling the selection process as both "disrespectful and discourteous."
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Gyanesh Kumar appointed new Chief Election Commissioner, to succeed Rajiv
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Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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ECI bids farewell to Rajiv Kumar, India's 25th Chief Election Commissioner
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday bid farewell to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Rajiv Kumar, who will be demitting the office on February 18.
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Meeting to elect CEC should have been postponed as petitions pending in SC
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress said on Monday that the government should have postponed the meeting of the committee to select the next Chief Election Commissioner in view of the petitions pending before the Supreme Court.
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Rahul Gandhi attends meeting for appointment of next CEC as Rajiv Kumar re
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday left the South Block after he attended a meeting for the appointment of the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. The current CEC, Rajiv Kumar, is set to retire on February 18.
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Selection Committee to appoint new Chief Election Commissioner ahead of Ra
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The committee, composed of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will deliberate on the appointment of the new CEC.
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