Rain forced the opposition alliance to reschedule the demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to October 31. The event was set to take place at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence following venue rejections elsewhere in the city. The protest will lead directly into a planned larger rally at Ramlila Ground targeting the electoral roll revision. Opposition leaders from parties such as the Samajwadi Party and CPI(M) met beforehand to coordinate the proceedings.
Key points
The opposition alliance continues to demand Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irre…: The opposition alliance continues to demand Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision.
Congress officials have accused the government of trying to suppress the public voice by…: Congress officials have accused the government of trying to suppress the public voice by denying event permissions.
The rescheduled demonstration will serve as a precursor to an opposition rally against th…: The rescheduled demonstration will serve as a precursor to an opposition rally against the election commission at Ramlila Ground.
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New Delhi, INDIA bloc's 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which was scheduled to be held here on Friday, has been postponed in view of the weather situation in the city, sources said.
The 'public impeachment' is now likely to be held on October 31, a day before the opposition bloc's rally in Ramlila Ground against the CEC and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the sources said.
The sources said the event was postponed due to the rains in Delhi.
INDIA bloc leaders had met on Thursday to give the final shape to the proceedings, which were to be held at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence as a symbolic protest over the "vote chori" issue.
The venue was picked after the opposition bloc failed to get other venues like Constitution Club and Talkatora Stadium.
Congress general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal, senior Congress leader Meira Kumar, TMC's Derek O'Brien, Samajwadi Party's Harendra Malik, JMM's Mahua Maji and CPI(M)'s John Brittas, among others, had participated in the preparatory meeting on Thursday.
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