‘Padma Bhushan Is Small, Make Him PM’: Pawan Khera Mocks BJP’s Praise For Gyanesh Kumar

A sharp political exchange has erupted over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya said Kumar deserved the Padma Bhushan for overseeing the state’s Assembly election and voter-list revision. Congress leader Pawan Khera hit back with a sarcastic remark, saying the Padma Bhushan was “a very small thing” and Kumar should be made Prime Minister. The war of words comes amid Opposition protests demanding Kumar’s removal, a Supreme Court challenge and controversy over reported objections by two Election Commissioners regarding SIR-related decisions.