- Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over reported differences within the Election Commission.
- Patnaik has called for a thorough review of the ongoing SIR process, saying the BJD has opposed it from the beginning.
- He has urged the Odisha government to seek a review of the MMDR Amendment, citing its potential impact on Odisha’s revenue.
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday called for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, citing what he described as strong differences between various Election Commissioners and the CEC.
Patnaik also demanded a thorough review of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, saying the BJD has opposed the process from the beginning.
Naveen Patnaik Calls for CEC Resignation
Speaking to reporters, Patnaik said the reported differences within the Election Commission warranted the immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
He also called for the entire SIR process to be thoroughly revisited.
“Because of the big differences, the sharp differences between various Election Commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner, the Chief Election Commissioner should immediately resign, and the whole SIR process should be thoroughly revisited,” Patnaik said.
He added that the BJD had been against the SIR process from the very beginning.
SIR Process Faces Questions
Patnaik’s statement came amid an investigative report by The Indian Express, which stated that two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had raised strong objections regarding discrepancies in the SIR process.
Patnaik cited the reported differences while demanding a fresh review of the process.
Patnaik Raises MMDR Amendment Issue
Patnaik also raised the issue of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment and questioned the need to blame others over the legislation.
He said that 20 BJP Lok Sabha MPs from Odisha had supported the bill in Parliament.
“As far as the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act is concerned, why blame others when 20 MPs from Odisha, 20 Lok Sabha MPs of the BJD… of the, forgive me… of the Bharatiya Janata Party supported this bill in Parliament?” he said.
Patnaik said the BJD would take up the matter with the state government and seek a pause and thorough review, alleging that the process would result in significant revenue loss for Odisha.
The former Chief Minister also wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday, urging him to call a special session of the state Assembly and pass a unanimous resolution seeking repeal of the recently passed MMDR Amendment.
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