The Congress-led INDIA bloc is staging a symbolic trial targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence. This event precedes a planned "Delhi Chalo" rally at Ramlila Maidan, where leaders intend to demand Kumar's immediate resignation over the Special Intensive Revision. Internal commission tensions have surfaced, with two fellow commissioners reportedly objecting 14 times to actions taken without their knowledge. In response, the BJP dismissed the proceedings as an attempt to create a mock parliament to satisfy Rahul Gandhi.
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Opposition parties are using symbolic proceedings to formally demand Chief Election Commi…: Opposition parties are using symbolic proceedings to formally demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
Unilateral choices concerning the Special Intensive Revision have created internal dissen…: Unilateral choices concerning the Special Intensive Revision have created internal dissent within the Election Commission.
The ruling party maintains that the opposition's actions are merely political theatre aim…: The ruling party maintains that the opposition's actions are merely political theatre aimed at manufacturing controversy.
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NEW DELHI: The Congress-led opposition INDIA bloc will shortly hold its "public impeachment"programme against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, a day after postponing the exercise by 24 hours due to rain in Delhi.The symbolic exercise will be held at 10, Rajaji Marg, the residence of Congress president and Rajya Sabha leader of the opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. Kumar has been facing allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Separately, The Indian Express reported last month that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections at least 14 times to decisions they claimed were taken without their knowledge, including those concerning the SIR, adding to the scrutiny of Kumar.The "impeachment" exercise is being held a day ahead of the INDIA bloc's "Delhi Chalo" rally at Ramlila Maidan, where the opposition will seek Kumar's resignation.BJP hits out at Rahul Gandhi ahead of 'mock Parliament'After being successively unsuccessful in creating anarchy in India, the Congress party, just in order to give solace to the sentiment of their maverick prince, Rahul Gandhi, is now creating a…
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