INDA bloc's 'public impeachment' of CEC Gyanesh Kumar featured accounts from voters who alleged that their names had been deleted from electoral rolls
Updated - November 01, 2026 06:56 am IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a symbolic "public impeachment" of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, organised by the INDIA bloc, alleging that the right to vote was under threat as the poll panel was functioning at the behest of the Modi government, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI
The stage is set for the INDIA bloc’s mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday (November 1, 2026), with opposition leaders and supporters from different states beginning to reach the national capital for a show of strength against alleged electoral irregularities and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The bloc carried out a symbolic “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, unanimously adopting a motion by a show of hands on Saturday (October 31).
They levelled six charges against him, including conspiring with the ruling BJP to steal elections, deleting 13.2 crore voters through the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists, and acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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November 01, 2026 06:56
INDIA bloc holds symbolic ‘public impeachment’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar on six charges
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Saturday (October 31, 2026) carried out a symbolic “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, unanimously adopting a motion by a show of hands.
They levelled six charges against him, including conspiring with the ruling BJP to steal elections, deleting 13.2 crore voters through the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists, and acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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INDIA bloc holds symbolic ‘public impeachment’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar on six charges
INDIA bloc stages symbolic public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar on six charges, claiming electoral manipulation and threats to voters, prompting warnings to officials.
November 01, 2026 06:55
Stage set for INDIA bloc's mega rally at Ramlila Maidan; leaders, supporters begin arriving in Delhi
The stage is set for the INDIA bloc’s mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday (November 1), with opposition leaders and supporters from different states beginning to reach the national capital for a show of strength against alleged electoral irregularities and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
With a large tricolour canopy erected over the main stage, separate arrangements for representatives of INDIA bloc parties and security preparations in place, the Opposition is gearing up for a march from Minto Road to Ramlila Maidan, followed by a rally that is expected to bring together political parties, student groups and civil society organisations.
The mobilisation is not confined to the alliance’s political constituents.
-PTI
Published - November 01, 2026 06:54 am IST
Source: The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau
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