The Keralam Legislative Assembly on Monday(October 12, 2026 )passed a resolution looking for the elimination of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and actions to enhance openness in the performance of the ECI. Submit|Image Credit: The Hindu
The Keralam Legislative Assembly on Monday (October 12, 2026) passed a resolution looking for the elimination of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and actions to enhance openness in the performance of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The judgment Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Opposition CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) supported the resolution moved by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) challenged the contents of the resolution and proposed modifications, however they were turned down.
Your home revealed deep issue over the allegations levelled versus the ECI, while observing that complimentary, transparent and objective elections and universal adult franchise make up the basis of Indian democracy.” Given the situations where major doubts have actually been raised about the impartiality of the ECI, it is important that actions be required to eliminate the CEC to bring back the reliability of the organization,”the resolution stated.
It advised the Centre and the ECI to deal with the flaws in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and bring back ballot rights to all qualified citizens. It desired the Centre and the ECI to take actions to get rid of Mr. Gyanesh Kumar as CEC, and restructure the panel picking the CEC by consisting of the Chief Justice of India together with the Prime Minister and the Lok Sabha Opposition Leader.
“Complaints have actually emerged that crores of qualified citizens have actually been left out from the electoral rolls without following any correct requirements or notifying them ahead of time. Taking away the right to vote of marginalised areas, minorities, migrant labourers and young citizens through technical chicanery and flaws makes up an ostentatious breach of democratic concepts,” the resolution stated.
“The gravity of the scenario is more intensified by reports that the powers of the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to prepare the citizens’ list were watered down, that modifications were made to Form 6, which the 2 other Election Commissioners had actually challenged ECI choices. Aberrations in the electoral roll amount weakening individuals’s required,” the resolution stated.
“The Central federal government likewise ruined the trustworthiness of the ECI as an organization by changing the CEC choice committee into one in which it had a bulk. The Supreme Court had actually purchased that the panel ought to consist of the Chief Justice of India. Just a neutral panel that includes the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader and the CJI can choose Election Commissioners who are independent. Actions must be taken to reorganize this panel,” the resolution stated.
4 members proposed modifications and additions to the resolution.
The Chief Minister at first declined all the propositions on the premises that they did not adhere to the spirit of the file. He accepted one where Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan recommended that part of a sentence “lakhs of qualified citizens were left out from the electoral roll” be changed with “crores” as that was the case throughout the nation.
BJP Parliamentary Party leader B. B. Gopakumar questioned the legality of the 2026 Assembly elections and sought their cancellation and the dissolution of the Assembly. It was declined.
Released – October 12, 2026 01:29 pm IST
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