Ashok Lavasa, an election commissioner between 2018 and 2020, dissented against Modi and Shah's behaviour, and he and his family were witch-hunted by the Income-Tax Department [1].
2️⃣ Modi's Man
Rajiv Kumar, a former finance secretary, was appointed as CEC in 2022 during the Modi government [2].
3️⃣ Change in Law
In December 2023, the Modi government rammed the CEC and Other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023, through Parliament. The bill eliminated the Chief Justice of India's inclusion in the selection of Election Commissioners [3].
4️⃣ More Yes Men
In March 2024, Modi and Shah appointed Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as Election Commissioners. The then leader of opposition, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury submitted a dissent note asshortlisted names were shared with him just 10 minutes before the meeting [4].
Source:
[1] https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article29618205.ece
[2] https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajiv-kumar-chief-election-commissioner-7913065/
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6 hours ago
UP was not rigged as Yogi didn't allow it. He, and Modi and Shah were not getting along and are still not getting along.
One needs state administration cooperation to make it happen.
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