Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar appointed as CEC
Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch Kerala Cadre IAS officer who has been serving as an Election Commissioner since March last year.
New Delhi: In a indispensable pattern, the Legislation Ministry launched that appointment of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar appointed because the Chief Election Commissioner of India. Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch Kerala Cadre IAS officer who has been serving as an Election Commissioner since March final twelve months.
Outgoing CEC Rajiv Kumar on Monday lamented that hearing of long-pending cases questioning electoral processes “fuel distrust” that petitioners intend to invent and talked about it may per chance most likely be good if such court docket cases are scheduled with due consideration to the election length.
“Right here's a particular expectation of India’s esteemed constitutional courts (the Supreme Court docket and 25 excessive courts),” Kumar, who demits build of dwelling of labor on February 18, talked about in his farewell address. He furthermore talked about that the Election Commission stays steadfast in its commitment to addressing concerns surrounding unchecked freebies and overpromising manifestos.
“While the matter linked to freebies is at show conceal sub-judice, and I hope for a properly timed resolution from the court docket, it is imperative for the time being that political guarantees are backed by clear disclosures on their monetary viability and their attain on the fiscal health of the recount,” he talked about.
(With inputs from companies)
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