New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made his dissent note public over the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) saying it is "disrespectful" and "discourteous" for Prime minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to have made a midnight decision to select the new CEC when the process of selection is being challenged in the Supreme Court.

In his dissent note Rahul Gandhi 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 Gandhi scion, who is also the Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli said, "The Supreme Court has indicated its ...