Staged at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence, the event featured a unanimous resolution to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over accusations of purging eligible voters. Opposition leaders framed the action as a necessary political weapon in response to institutions they claim are biased toward the ruling government. The gathering precedes a November 1 march and rally at Ramlila Maidan focused on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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INDIA bloc leaders accused the election commission of acting under the direct influence o…: INDIA bloc leaders accused the election commission of acting under the direct influence of government ministers.
The alliance is preparing a march and rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 to press for…: The alliance is preparing a march and rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 to press for the commissioner's removal.
Opposition figures called for the Chief Election Commissioner to be tried for treason ove…: Opposition figures called for the Chief Election Commissioner to be tried for treason over deleted voter registrations.
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Ex-LS Speaker Meira Kumar presided over CEC’s public impeachment
NEW DELHI: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar presided over the INDIA bloc's symbolic “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, seated in a chair steeped in history. The chair was once used by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.The information was shared by Congress media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, who was involved in organising the event at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at 10, Rajaji Marg in New Delhi.“The chair on which Meira Kumar sat during today's public impeachment proceedings against the CEC was once occupied by the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, the great-grandfather of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi,” Khera later said in a post on X.“It was Nehru Ji's chair throughout his tenure as prime minister. It witnessed some of the most consequential decisions in our nation's history and carries the weight of that legacy,” he added.Khera said that Meira Kumar, sitting in the same chair, pronounced Gyanesh Kumar “unfit to continue as the Chief Election Commissioner of…
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