New DelhiKerala’s former chief secretary says India’s election chief offered him a ruling-party ticket.
Gyanesh Kumar heads the commission running India’s voter-roll revision, and opposition parties demand his resignation.
G.G. Thomson says Kumar, then a civil servant, urged him on a flight to contest Pathanamthitta in 2019.
The commission says all three commissioners approved every revision order and the Supreme Court upheld the Form 6 changes.
The opposition INDIA bloc meets 30 September with Kumar’s removal as its main agenda.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 20+ reports worldwide
- News18
- India.com
- contextualizes alleged BJP recruitment with 2019 Pathanamthitta results showing Congress victory, BJP third at 28.95%
- NDTV
- frames Kumar's defense against SIR objection notes amid Congress resignation demands vs BJP exoneration claims
- The Indian Express
- details fourth SIR deadline revision and process ease (home-visit verification vs office hearings)
Sources: News18, India.com, NDTV, The Indian Express