BJP demands firm action on CEC's recommendation on Chawla

New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) With India's Chief Election
Commissioner N Gopalaswami recommending the removal of his
colleague Navin Chawla, the main opposition BJP Saturday
demanded "firm action" on the issue saying the "credibility"
of the poll panel is "at stake".

"The credibility of the Election Commission is at stake
with the CEC asking for the sacking of one of its members to
the President," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson
Rajiv Pratap Rudy told PTI.

He also demanded firm action on the issue, saying the
development poses a threat to the democratic fabric of the
country.

"The Election Commission is now mired in controversy. In
absence of a firm action, the fairness of the Commission would
become a suspect, posing a threat to democracy and
Constitution," he added.

Gopalaswami has recommended the removal of the other
Election Commissioner Navin Chawla to the government.

The recommendation comes about three months before
Gopalaswami is to demit office on April 20 and is based on a
petition by the BJP which had complained against the
"partisan" functioning of Chawla.

The BJP had alleged that Chawla was close to the Congress
party. PTI JOY