Ranchi: CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Monday alleged that the BJP-led NDA govt at the Centre was defending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar despite serious allegations by the other election commissioners. Addressing the media at the party’s state office, he said the Union govt should instead take proactive steps to remove the CEC.Bhattacharya also accused the Centre of creating “anarchy” by disrupting train and metro services in Delhi and restricting protests at Jantar Mantar over the issue.On Jharkhand, he criticised the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, alleging that it had taken away the state’s power to impose a cess on minerals and would affect welfare schemes. He announced that the all-India conference of agricultural and rural workers would be held in Sariya, Giridih district, on Nov 21 and 22.CPI(ML) legislator Arup Chatterjee said the state govt should strongly defend in Jharkhand high court its decision to cancel recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission through an outsourced agency. He said future examinations must be conducted fairly and transparently.Former MLA Vinod Singh alleged that workers from Jharkhand were employed in “inhuman” conditions in factories in Gujarat and forced to work for 12 hours a day.
