Govt bill in Rajya Sabha seeks to drop CJI from panel selecting CEC, ECs

The Centre on Thursday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha proposing a new mechanism to select the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (ECs) — replacing the Chief Justice of India in the three-member selection panel with a Union Cabinet minister — in effect giving the government a decisive say in appointments to the poll body.

from India News | Latest India News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/Y2RGZyq