Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar Takes Over as Election Commissioner
India.com News Desk | Aug 21, 2020, 10:49 PM IST
Ashok Lavasa had submitted his papers to President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this week, requesting to be relieved end of August.
India.com News Desk | Aug 21, 2020, 10:49 PM IST
Ashok Lavasa had submitted his papers to President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this week, requesting to be relieved end of August.
India.com News Desk | Aug 18, 2020, 3:16 PM IST
According to reports, he has submitted his papers to President Ram Nath Kovind, requesting to be relieved end of this month.
India.com News Desk | Nov 12, 2019, 6:55 AM IST
Abir Lavasa is already among three members of the Election Commissioner's family to be under the scanner of the I-T department for alleged tax evasion and non-disclosure of disproportionate assets. The other two members are Ashok Lavasa's wife Novel and his sister Shakuntala.
India.com News Desk | Nov 5, 2019, 7:30 AM IST
In a letter to 11 PSUs, the government has asked them to check their records to substantiate allegations that during his tenure as special secretary in the Power Ministry, Lavasa misused his position to benefit some companies.
India.com News Desk | Sep 23, 2019, 6:26 PM IST
According to reports, the notice to Novel Singhal, Lavasa's wife was over her income as director of several companies.
PTI | May 29, 2019, 9:37 PM IST
In a strongly-worded letter to Arora on May 4, Lavasa is learned to have said that he was being forced to stay away from the meetings of the full commission since minority decisions were not being recorded.
PTI | May 22, 2019, 4:12 PM IST
The comment comes a day after the Election Commission decided not to record the dissents put forward by the members of the "full commission".
PTI | May 21, 2019, 11:36 PM IST
Lavasa had dissented on a series of clean chits given by the Commission to PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on their speeches during the election campaign.
India.com News Desk | May 21, 2019, 7:12 PM IST
The full commission comprises Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra.
PTI | May 21, 2019, 6:10 PM IST
Former chief election commissioner TS Krishnamurthy also supported the demand of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa that his dissent be recorded in orders on MCC violation cases.
PTI | May 18, 2019, 9:20 PM IST
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asked whether the EC will save itself more embarrassment by recording Lavasa's dissent notes.
IANS | May 18, 2019, 7:07 PM IST
Sources said that Lavasa has expressed his dissent on clean chit given to four speeches of PM Modi and one speech of Amit Shah.