Aizawl:
Major political parties in Mizoram today sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath asking him to remove the state chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashwani Kumar from office.
Lalruatkima, general secretary of the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) said, the parties have told Mr Sampath that Mr Kumar acted immaturely and irresponsibly in the meeting with leaders of the churches, NGOs and political parties while discussing about change of the dates for polling and counting of votes of state assembly polls.
"We also felt, he (Kumar) was making his own suggestions while forwarding our pleas to the Election Commission on the issue," Lalruatkima said.
Representatives of churches, NGOs and political parties which submitted letters to the poll panel and the state chief electoral officer were invited for a discussion on change of polling and counting dates by Mr Kumar in which he argued with the leaders and stuck to his own ideas and suggestions, he alleged.
Representatives of political parties walked out from the meeting as Mr Kumar stuck to his guns and expressed his own ideas about change of polling date from December 4 to November 25, the day of polling for Madhya Pradesh, Lalruatkima said.