Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh will assume their posts today
Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu have been appointed to the two vacant posts of Election Commissioners in the Election Commission. Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu took charge on Friday. During this, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar welcomed two newly appointed Election Commissioners, Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. Let us tell you that the committee headed by PM Modi had appointed him on Thursday. On Thursday, the Union Law and Justice Ministry issued an official statement in this regard. Let us tell you that Anup Chandra Pandey retired on 14 February. After this, on March 8, Arun Goyal resigned from his post. In such a situation, two posts in the Election Commission became vacant.
Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh will take charge today
Let us tell you that currently the Election Commission is being headed by Rajiv Kumar. Both Kumar and Sandhu are 1988 batch IAS officers. Kumar came from Kerala and Sandhu from Uttarakhand cadre. Let us tell you that preparations for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 are going on in full swing across the country. Meanwhile, after the vacancy of the posts of Election Commission commissioners, the opposition was continuously attacking the central government. In such a situation, it is now expected that the Commission may make some announcements related to the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Let us tell you that Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary had also issued a statement on Thursday regarding the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sindhu.
Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary’s statement
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary issued a statement in this regard saying that a meeting was held to elect two election commissioners. There should not be any vacant post for election. We believe this. This committee included PM Narendra Modi, Union Minister, Amit Shah, Arjunram Meghwal and Adhir Ranjan Choudhary. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said that a total of 6 names were discussed in this meeting. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said that the names of Utpal Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar Tripathi, Gyanesh Kumar, Indivir Pandey, Sukhbir Singh, Ganghadhar Rahat were discussed.
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