Justice Satish Chandra Sharma · ECI Files

18 Feb 2025RESPONSERESPONSESNOT YET CHECKED

BJP calls Rahul Gandhi's dissent politically motivated

Replying to entry selection-law-rahul-dissent-note

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya said the dissent was politically motivated and lacked merit, and accused the Congress of misreading the Supreme Court judgment. The BJP said no rules were broken and pointed to appointments of commissioners under Congress governments.

Attributed to Amit Malviya, BJP

Amit Malviya Rahul Gandhi

No formal response from the government or the Law Ministry was found.

CHARGE AND ANSWER

Charge: Rahul Gandhi makes public his dissent note on CEC appointment

Responses: BJP calls Rahul Gandhi's dissent politically motivated

What the record shows: Supreme Court: PM, LoP and CJI to select CEC and ECs until Parliament legislates, Section 7: PM, a PM-nominated Cabinet Minister and LoP select CEC and ECs

The dissent turns on the change in the selection panel. The record documents the panel set by the Anoop Baranwal judgment until Parliament legislated (PM, Leader of Opposition, CJI) and the panel set by Section 7 of the 2023 Act (PM, Leader of Opposition, a Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM).

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SOURCES

TIER 3 · PRESSCEC appointment: Rahul fires 'midnight decision' salvo; BJP questions Cong's past 'pliant picks'The Times of India2025-02-18

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