New Delhi 10 August(KNB): The Centre government has moved a bill in the Lok Sabha seeking the removal of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as a selection committee member for the appointment of the Chief and other Election Commissioners of India.
According to the new bill, the Election Commissioners shall be selected by a panel consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and a Union Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, has been listed for introduction in the Rajya Sabha.
In March this year, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court stated that the appointments of Election Commissioners should be done on the advice of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Chief Justice of India.