Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Calls for Election Commission Reform Amid Controversy

In the midst of the SIR controversy, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that it is not as if all the opposition parties are against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The Election Commission should do some introspection. The evidence was not brought by any political party. The evidence has come out in a newspaper investigation report. The Election Commission should improve the way it works. Try that this kind of thing does not happen. West Bengal BJP chief Ekushey Bhattacharjee had said that Gyanesh Kumar should get the Padma Bhushan. Reacting to this statement, CM Omar Abdullah said in a sarcastic tone, "Why give Padma Bhushan, Bharat Ratna. Then make him the President. Now he has done so much for BJP. In gift, he has given West Bengal to BJP. He is talking about Padma Bhushan. I think it is a great injustice. Give Bharat Ratna first and sit in Rashtrapati Bhavan after two years." When he was asked that the assembly elections to be held here in 2027, 2026, "Omar Abdullah said," We will talk about this thing again. "