Decoding the govts Bill on appointment of Election Commissioners | In Focus podcast
b'The government introduced a new Bill in the Rajya Sabha in August \\u2013 the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023. It repeals the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.\\nThis Bill was initially listed for discussion in the special session of Parliament this month, before being held back. But it has sparked a big debate about the implications of this Bill, especially the provisions that removed the Supreme Court Chief Justice from the selection panel, and altered the status of the Election Commissioner \\u2013 from being equivalent to a Supreme Court judge, to that of a Cabinet Secretary.'