T V Somanathan

Two ECs write to Cabinet Secretary seeking action against Garg

Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi each wrote to Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan reporting Garg's order as a clear violation of the law governing the Commission and asking for appropriate action against him.

Letters seen by The Indian Express. No response from Garg, the Cabinet Secretary or the ECI on this was reported; the ECI and both ECs did not answer the newspaper.

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