New Delhi: Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted a fresh notice to the Secretary General, demanding a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar from the post of Chief Election Commissioner on the grounds of “proven misconduct”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were rejected by the Speaker and the Chairman respectively. In its latest notice, the opposition has made nine new allegations against Kumar.According to Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh, a resolution has been sought “on the basis of proven misconduct” – an example of this being the “straight talk” social media post by the Election Commission after the meeting with the TMC delegation on April 8. The meeting ended in a heated exchange, with TMC leaders saying the CEC told them to “get lost”, and the Election Commission accusing them of shouting.Ramesh said, “There are now nine specific allegations against the CEC, which have been recorded in great detail and cannot be easily denied or dismissed. His continuance in office is an attack on the Constitution. It is extremely disgraceful that the man continues to hold office to follow the orders of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.”The resolution has been signed by MPs from Congress, TMC, DMK, SP, RJD, CPI, CPM, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT), JMM, IUML, NC and AAP.Under the fresh charges, the opposition has accused Kumar of “continuing partisan bias in implementing the Model Code of Conduct”, alleging that the Election Commission failed to act on complaints against PM Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on April 18 over the defeated Constitution Amendment Bill related to women’s reservation amid the assembly elections. It added that the CEC has not issued any show cause notice, any advisory and any public response on any complaint made in this regard. Other allegations include “administrative lapses evidencing institutional closeness with the governing party” and “conduct unbecoming a constitutional functionary”. The list of allegations also includes large-scale disenfranchisement in West Bengal including deletion of names of about 91 lakh voters and judicial disenfranchisement of about 34 lakh voters.