Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is facing fresh political scrutiny after former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson alleged that Kumar, while serving as an IAS officer in 2016, asked him to consider contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha election as a BJP candidate from Pathanamthitta.Thomson said the conversation took place during a flight to Delhi when both men were serving in government. According to his account, Kumar suggested that Thomson contest the election, become an MP and potentially a Union minister. -newsn18oc_india News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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