Cabinet Secretariat takes no action on complaints filed by two Election Commission officers
Two election commissioners objected to work allocation changes by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Maneesh Garg, claiming the changes lacked prior discussion and violated the Appointment Act, 2023. The Election Commission said the orders were never implemented, and the Cabinet Secretariat declined to act without full panel communication.
- The two Commissioners alleged that Maneesh Garg issued an order changing work allocation.
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi wrote to Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan.
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