The resolution over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a political demand to the Union government and cannot itself remove the Chief Election Commissioner.

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• The Keralam Legislative Assembly passed the resolution on Monday, October 12, the first such step taken by any state assembly.
• Chief Minister V D Satheesan moved it under Rule 118 on the opening day of the second session of the 16th Assembly.
• The ruling UDF and the opposition LDF backed the motion, while three BJP MLAs opposed it.
• It alleges serious lapses in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and questions the impartiality of the Election Commission.
• The resolution seeks restoration of voting rights to all eligible voters it says were wrongly excluded from the rolls.
• It urges the Union government to initiate proceedings for removing Gyanesh Kumar as Chief Election Commissioner.
• It also seeks a reconstituted selection committee that includes the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
• The resolution alleges that Form 6 for inclusion in electoral rolls was amended in contravention of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
• Being a political demand, the resolution cannot by itself remove the Chief Election Commissioner from office.
• Under Article 324(5), the CEC is removed in the same manner and on the same grounds as a Supreme Court judge, requiring special majorities in both Houses of Parliament.
• Keralam had earlier passed a resolution against the nationwide rollout of SIR, becoming the first state to do so.
• The move comes amid an agitation against the CEC led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Tags: ElectionCommission, SpecialIntensiveRevision, Article324