India, Feb. 18 -- Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called it disrespectful and discourteous to the institutions and the country's founding if the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee continued with choosing the next chief election commissioner (CEC) when the panel's composition and the process were challenged and to be heard in the Supreme Court.

In his dissent note that Gandhi made public on Tuesday, he said a hearing was scheduled in the court on Wednesday for the pleas against the law passed in 2023 for the selection of CEC and the election commissioners (ECs). "The Supreme Court has indicated its intention to take up this matter on 19th February 2025, less than forty-eight hours away," said Gan...