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The Congress called the appointment “hasty midnight move”, stressing that it goes against the spirit of the Constitution, and what has been reiterated by the Supreme Court in many cases
The announcement by the Union Law Minister came hours after a meeting to select new CEC was held where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi were present.
In a late-night development on Monday, the President appointed Election Commissioner (EC) Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. To fill the vacancy created by Kumar’s promotion, Haryana Chief Secretary Vivek Joshi…