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INDIA bloc holds mock impeachment of election chief Kumar
The Indian Express·
The INDIA bloc held symbolic public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday at Mallikarjun Kharge's Delhi residence. Meira Kumar presided. Kharge listed six charges over Special Intensive Revision. Rahul Gandhi said 13.3 crore votes were deleted, or 130 million voters, 15 percent of the electorate. Participants passed a resolution by raising hands.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Kharge said voting rights under Article 326 face danger if rolls can be altered centrally.
- Civil society members and students whose names were deleted addressed the mock session.
- Opposition leaders said they submitted impeachment motions in both Houses that presiding officers rejected.
What's Happening
- Leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Tejashwi Yadav attended Kharge's 10, Rajaji Marg garden session.
- Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition has enough evidence to prevent Kumar continuing as CEC.
- Kharge alleged the Modi government used Sansad chori, party chori, electoral bonds and vote chori to stay in power.
2023 Election Commissioners Act
- Kharge linked Kumar's actions to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.
- He recalled Rajiv Gandhi lowering the voting age to 18 years.
- The session passed a treason trial demand against Kumar in the opposition resolution text.
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