Jaya Thakur · ECI Files

14 Mar 2024CLAIMCLAIMS

Adhir Chowdhury records dissent: 212 names overnight, six-name shortlist minutes before

Chowdhury said he was sent 212 names the night before the meeting and a six-name shortlist only eight to ten minutes before it began, despite asking for bio-profiles in advance. He said he recorded dissent on procedure, not on the individuals chosen.

Attributed to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress leader in Lok Sabha and selection committee member

Gyanesh Kumar Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

RESPONSE

Centre tells court meeting was moved to 14 March before stay pleas were listed (2024-03-21)

The dissent note itself has not been published. No government response to the procedural complaint was found in the sources opened.

CHARGE AND ANSWER

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Responses: Centre tells court meeting was moved to 14 March before stay pleas were listed

What the record shows: Adhir Chowdhury asks for shortlisted candidates' profiles; receives 200-plus names, Court refuses stay citing Lok Sabha election, but criticises selection procedure

The Union's reply was filed against a duplicate of this entry that has since been merged into it. The record documents Chowdhury's 12 March request for profiles and the Supreme Court's 21 March order, which refused a stay and commented on the selection procedure.

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SOURCES

TIER 3 · PRESSFormer bureaucrats Sukhbir Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar appointed new ECsThe Indian Express2024-03-14“I have been presented with a fait accompli”
TIER 3 · PRESS'Given 6 names, 10 mins before meet': PM-led panel picks poll commissioners, Adhir registers dissentNewslaundry2024-03-14
TIER 3 · PRESSOn EC selection, Adhir dissents: 'Shortlisted names were shared 8-10 minutes before meeting'The Indian Express2024-03-14“I have been presented with a fait accompli”

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