Who told Rahul Gandhi to Amit Shah’s right hand? CEC’s appointment called midnight coup

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, after the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), alleged that taking this decision at a time at midnight is contrary to dignity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, when the structure and structure of the selection committee and The process has been challenged in the Supreme Court and hearing is to be held in less than 48 hours. Posting on social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi said that midnight coup: How Modi-Shah captured the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The Congress posted that the Supreme Court had made it mandatory that the Committee selecting the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) should include the Prime Minister (PM), the Leader of Opposition (LOP) and the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The Modi government passed the CJICo by passing a new law and replaced a Prime Minister’s elected minister, which weakened the judicial surveillance.

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court, challenging this law, which raised questions on its validity. The Supreme Court fixed the date of hearing on this petition 19 February, which could affect the appointment process. Sensing the danger, the government called the CEC selection committee meeting in a hurry before the Supreme Court intervention. The Leader of the Opposition demanded adjournment and urged the committee to wait for the Supreme Court’s decision. In a shocking move, the government declared Gyanesh Kumar as the new CEC at midnight of 17 February, just 2 days before the Supreme Court hearing.

Dnyanesh Kumar, who is considered the right hand of Amit Shah, was selected to monitor the 2024 elections, which further strengthened the BJP’s election process. On behalf of the Congress, on the social media platform X, it was said that from sidelining the Supreme Court to the midnight appointment, Modi and Shah carried out the biggest election coup in broad daylight.