Opposition’s notice seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner still unacknowledged: Derek O’Brien

Nearly 2 weeks aft 193 parliamentarians from the Opposition submitted notices successful some Houses seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the substance has not been acknowledged connected the level of Parliament successful an omission that reflects a tacit knowing betwixt the authorities and the Election Commission, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha person Derek O’Brien said connected Friday (March 27, 2026).

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The notices, submitted connected March 12, were signed by 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs. The 10-page papers accuses the CEC of being “subservient” to the executive, and of the “wilful and deliberate maltreatment of the powers and presumption of a law office”, among different charges.

“Is determination a tacit knowing betwixt this authorities and the CEC?” Mr. O’Brien asked, noting that the Secretariat of some Houses person not flagged immoderate deficiencies successful the notices. With the Budget Session scheduled to reason connected April 2, helium said the authorities was making a “mockery of Parliament” by not adjacent acknowledging a morganatic parliamentary move.

He added that the authorities has repeatedly undermined parliamentary norms during the ongoing session. Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caller remarks connected West Asia, Mr. O’Brien said, “The PM held ‘mann ki baat’ successful some Houses. He refused to reply immoderate of our questions. Instead of discussing the contented connected the level of Parliament, the authorities called an all-party meeting.” Such an approach, helium said, “is a mode to flight accountability”.

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Mr. O’Brien further criticised the authorities for not referring respective contentious Bills, including the Transgender Bill 2026, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Bill 2026, and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF–General Administration) Bill, to parliamentary committees for scrutiny contempt beardown demands from the Opposition.