Congress Demands Repeal Of CEC Act, 2023, Alleges It Gives Immunity To Election Commissioners

The party listed out key demands including the repeal of the law granting legal protection to the Election Commissioner replacement of EVM with ballot papers, the end of the centralisation of software.

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Congress Demands Repeal Of CEC Act, 2023, Alleges It Gives Immunity To Election Commissioners

Congress Demands Repeal Of CEC Act, 2023, Alleges It Gives Immunity To Election Commissioners

New Delhi: Congress party on Wednesday demanded the repeal of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, introduced by the Modi government in 2023. 

Congress alleged that the Act granted legal protection to the Election Commissioner and immunity for making mistakes. “All the irregularities that have occurred so far have been through Gyanesh Kumar,” the party pointed out, asking, “why did the government grant him such immunity”

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“If the Modi government wants fair elections, it must adhere to the constitutional framework, remove Gyanesh Kumar, and overhaul the entire system,” Congress wrote on X.

It further listed out key demands including the repeal of the law granting legal protection to the Election Commissioner replacement of EVM with ballot papers, the end of the centralisation of software.

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“We are not fighting against any one individual, but waging a battle to save democracy. We are fighting to preserve the dignity of that institution, which the Modi government has damaged,” the social media post added.