The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to submit a notice for bringing a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in Parliament. The party is likely to begin the process for his removal from March 10 with the collection of signatures from the Opposition lawmakers, said sources aware of the development.The Opposition party plans to move the motion during the ongoing Budget session, once the notice is accepted by both Houses. The decision to submit the notice for the motion for the removal of CEC was taken during a meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders in Parliament on Monday, sources said.They added that once signatures were collected, it will be submitted to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats by the weekend.According to the procedure, signatures of 100 Lok Sabha MPs and 50 Rajya Sabha MPs are needed for submitting a notice for a motion for the removal of the CEC. Once the notice is cleared by secretariats of both Houses, support of 50 MPs, who can either stand or raise their hands in its favour in the House, is needed. Subsequently, the motion can be moved for discussion and put for voting.The passage of motion for removing CEC further needs support of two-thirds of the strength of an individual House at the particular point of time, which is called special majority. The motion can be simultaneously brought in both Houses or one by one in each House. If the motion is passed by both Houses of Parliament, it is sent for the President’s approval, who will then sign it.A motion for the removal of the CEC is normally brought on the grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. Proved misbehaviour in this case includes corruption, abuse of office, or failure to discharge duties; while incapacity includes inability to perform constitutional functions.Meanwhile, during a meeting of major political parties with the Election Commission in Kolkata, the TMC on Monday sought full compliance with the Supreme Court orders regarding the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal to ensure that the process remains fool proof.On the other hand, the BJP urged the Election Commission to hold the upcoming Assembly elections in the state in one or two phases.In the meeting held to review the preparedness for the West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar reiterated that the SIR had been conducted in the most transparent manner. He said the objective of the SIR was to ensure that no eligible voter was left out while no ineligible person was included in the electoral rolls. He added that Forms 6/7/8 could still be filed for any inclusion, deletion or changes.As per the final voters’ list of the state, which was released on February 28, names of 60 lakh voters were deleted while another 60 lakh were placed under judicial adjudication.The full bench of the EC, led by CEC Kumar, also began a two-day tour of West Bengal on Monday ahead of the Assembly poll. In West Bengal, elections have generally been held in multiple phases, with the 2021 polls having been held in eight phases. Even the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were conducted in seven phases.However, the BJP delegation has asked the full bench of the EC, comprising the CEC and Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, to conduct the upcoming elections in no more than two phases.The party also urged the EC to implement measures to ensure a violence-free election in West Bengal. The delegation submitted a 16-point charter of demands, highlighting their concerns about the state’s security situation ahead of the elections.Kumar assured the political parties that elections in India were held as per the law and the panel would not leave any stone unturned in ensuring an impartial, transparent and a free and fair poll in West Bengal.He further informed the parties that the poll body will have zero tolerance towards violence and intimidation of either voters or election staff. The political parties also assured the commission that they will fully cooperate in ensuring that the polls in West Bengal are free of violence, official sources said.Later, the commission also held a detailed review with the heads, nodal officers of enforcement agencies, IGs, DIGs, Divisional Commissioners, Commissioners of Police, DEOs and SSPs/SPs on every aspect of election planning, EVM management, logistics, training of election staff, seizures, law and order, voter awareness and outreach activities. The commission directed all heads of enforcement agencies to act with complete impartiality and firmly clamp down on all inducement-related activities.Earlier in the day, Kumar was shown black flags by protestors when he visited the Kalighat Temple in Kolkata, along with Chief Electoral Officer of the state Manoj Agarwal.