CEC Gyanesh deserves Padma Bhushan: Bengal BJP chief amid SIR row

West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya said CEC Gyanesh Kumar "deserves, at the very least, the Padma Bhushan". "People...are delighted that, after so long, intimidation was kept at bay...and people were actually allowed to cast their votes," he said. His remarks came amid Opposition demands for Kumar's resignation following reports of differences among EC members over SIR of electoral rolls.