Bengal BJP Chief Samik Bhattacharya calls for Padma Bhushan award for Gyanesh Kumar; Congress outraged
Political temperatures across the country are running high regarding the Election Commission. The Congress remains adamant in its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the central government of vote theft and the fraudulent deletion of names via the SIR process. Meanwhile, BJP State President and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya has made a statement that has further heated up the political atmosphere; he asserted that Gyanesh Kumar deserves at least the Padma Bhushan award for his work.