Will decide on any notice to remove CEC according to rules: LS Speaker Om Birla
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Both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman had rejected previous notices from the opposition, saying their allegations “do not prima facie meet the high constitutional bar for removal proceedings”. Birla noted the process for removal of the chief election commissioner was the same as for removing a Supreme Court judge.
Key Takeaways
- Both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman had rejected previous notices from the opposition, saying their allegations “do not prima facie meet the high constitutional bar for removal proceedings”.
- Birla noted the process for removal of the chief election commissioner was the same as for removing a Supreme Court judge.
- Full details and original dispatch available below.
Both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman had rejected previous notices from the opposition, saying their allegations “do not prima facie meet the high constitutional bar for removal proceedings”. Birla noted the process for removal of the chief election commissioner was the same as for removing a Supreme Court judge.
Original Publisher Attribution
This summary was curated from Times of India.