PM Modi posted on X: “Watching this episode on the majestic ‘Statue of Unity’ will be an eye opening experience but most importantly, it will make you want to visit Kevadia at the very earliest!”

Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been chosen for the two vacant posts in the top panel of Election Commission of India, Congress’s leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told the media this afternoon.

Mr Chowdhury was part of the panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to select two Election Commissioners to assist Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the poll body prepares for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Besides the Prime Minister and Mr Chowdhury, Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the meeting.

The two-judge bench also refused to accept Kumar’s contention that the incident does not amount to misconduct as he was not on duty at the time