{"id":28901,"date":"2026-09-26T06:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28901"},"modified":"2026-09-26T06:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:32:46","slug":"padma-bhushan-small-thing-make-him-pm-cong-mocks-bjp-bengal-chiefs-praise-for-cec-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28901","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Padma Bhushan small thing, make him PM&#8217;: Cong mocks BJP Bengal chief&#8217;s praise for CEC | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134498914,imgsize-1604475,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/khera-samik-bhattacharjee.jpg\" alt=\"'Padma Bhushan small thing, make him PM': Cong mocks BJP Bengal chief's praise for CEC\" title=\"Congress has held nationwide protests demanding Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s removal\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Congress has held nationwide protests demanding Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s removal\">Congress has held nationwide protests demanding Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s removal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday hit back at West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya after the latter said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar deserved the Padma Bhushan for his role in conducting the state\u2019s recent assembly election and revising the voter list.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Reacting to Bhattacharya\u2019s remarks, Khera said, &#8220;The Padma Bhushan is a very small thing. Make him the Prime Minister. After all, a person who can make others Prime Minister should be made one himself.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Bhattacharya had earlier praised the CEC while speaking to reporters at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district, saying the CEC deserved the Padma Bhushan &#8220;at the very least&#8221;. He credited Kumar with ensuring a violence-free election in West Bengal and with &#8220;cleansing&#8221; the electoral roll by removing illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;Gyanesh Kumar deserves to be awarded, at the very least, with the Padma Bhushan. The people of West Bengal are delighted that, after so long, intimidation was kept at bay, that there were no incidents of murder during the elections and people were actually allowed to cast their votes,&#8221; the BJP leader said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He also claimed that Kumar had played a key role in the revision of the voter list.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;In a border state like West Bengal, Gyanesh Kumar took the initiative to remove the names of Bangladeshi infiltrators from the voter list,&#8221; Bhattacharya said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;The people of West Bengal have rarely witnessed an election like this. Therefore, the general public of West Bengal is grateful to Gyanesh Kumar and has blessed him with all their hearts,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The BJP leader\u2019s comments came amid a growing controversy over the functioning of the Election Commission during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. An Indian Express report said that two election commissioners had objected to decisions allegedly taken in their names have triggered criticism from the Opposition.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Congress has held nationwide protests demanding Kumar\u2019s removal and arrest, while a plea has also been filed in the Supreme Court challenging election-related orders and alleged software changes attributed to the CEC without the concurrence of the other two election commissioners.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The row has also drawn criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a>, who accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and Kumar of being &#8220;traitors&#8221; and alleged that they were destroying the foundation of India\u2019s democracy by rigging elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Bhattacharya, however, dismissed Gandhi\u2019s remarks, saying, &#8220;The Congress itself doesn&#8217;t pay heed to him. 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