Cabinet Secretariat shared ECs' letters with CEC over work-allocation dispute
The short version
- Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi wrote to Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan on July 29 about the conduct of Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Maneesh Garg.
- The letters alleged that Maneesh Garg issued a work-allocation order without consulting the other commissioners.
- The Cabinet Secretariat copied the acknowledgement of these letters to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for 'information'.
What we don’t know yet
- The exact content of the work-allocation order issued by Maneesh Garg is not specified.
- The reason for the Cabinet Secretariat's decision to share the letters with the CEC is not explained.
- The outcome or response from the CEC to the shared correspondence is not reported.
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First reported by The Hindu Cabinet Secretary had copied acknowledgement sent to letters by two ECs to CEC for ‘information’: RTI reply
Hindustan Times RTI reveals Cabinet Secretariat sent election commissioners’ letters to CEC Gyanesh Kumar
NDTV 2 Election Commissioners Complained Against Senior Panel Officer, RTI Shows
The Times of India Cabinet Secretary didn’t act on EC’ plaint as it was unofficial: RTI
All 4 articles
- The Times of India, right-leaningCabinet Secretary didn’t act on EC’ plaint as it was unofficial: RTI
- NDTV, left-leaning2 Election Commissioners Complained Against Senior Panel Officer, RTI Shows
- Hindustan Times, centreRTI reveals Cabinet Secretariat sent election commissioners’ letters to CEC Gyanesh Kumar
- The Hindu, left-leaningCabinet Secretary had copied acknowledgement sent to letters by two ECs to CEC for ‘information’: RTI reply