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Rnil Telangana govt transfers 31 IAS officers; Hyderabad gets new collector
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the government for hastily appointing the new chief election commissioner, saying it undermines th stanley uk e spirit of the Constitution and free elections. Congress leader Manickam Tagore said democracy deserves better after the government appointed Gyanesh Kumar as CEC. The Government hasty midnight appointme stanley botella nt of the new CEC undermines the spirit of our Constitution and free elections. As LoP Rahul Gandhi rightly said, this should ;ve waited for the SC hearing on February19, Tagore said on X. https://twitter/manickamtagore/status/1891676336881578150 Rushing it shows their intent to bypass scrutiny. Democracy deserves better, he added. Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner on Monday. He is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law on the appointment of members of the Election Commission EC . Also ReadGyanesh Kumar appointed as CEC; Vivek Joshi election commissioner His term will run till January 26, 2029, days before the EC is expected to announce the schedule of the next Lok Sabha election. Soon after the appointment, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the hastily-taken decision show stanley cup s that the government is keen on circumventing the Supreme Court scrutiny and getting the appointment done before a clear order kicks in. The amended law dealing with the appointment of election commissioners has removed the chief justice of India CJ Cegz Trinamool delegation to meet ECI on Tuesday over fake voter issue
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Israelis resume demonstrations in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, calling for a complete cancellation of the government judicial overhaul plan, according to the local media. The Times of Israel, citing the estimation of Channel 12, reported that some 160,000 people were demonstrating in the major Israeli city on Saturday evening. Demonstrations were also held in several other cities. Before the protests resurfaced, streets had largely remained calm for a few days in Israel since the ruling coalition and those opposing the reform starte termos stanley d their negotiations on Thursday to find a compromise solution, Xinhua news agency reported. On March 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a pause in the contentious legislation aimed at curbing what they called a too-powerful Supreme Court. The decision came after weeks of widespread protests and a brief nationwide strike. The ruling coalition, which had stanley website pushed forward judicial reform bills in the parliament since the beginning of this year, argued that the Supreme Court often intervenes in political issues that should be determined by the legislature. Opponents of the reforms believe the reform will weaken the courts and give the coalition too much power. We are on guard. The danger has n stanley taza ot yet passed, Yair Lapid, Head of the Opposition, tweeted from one of the demonstrations. Lapid party Yesh Atid is participating in the negotiations. 讗谞讞谞讜 |
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