Despite big promo, INDIA bloc postpones CEC’s public impeachment
New Delhi: INDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which was scheduled to be held in Delhi on Friday, October 30, has been postponed in view of the weather situation in the city, sources said.
🔹By consensus, we have decided to postpone today's programme (Public Impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar) to tomorrow at the same time due to the rain.
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 30, 2026
🔹On November 1st, we will hold a march to Ramlila Maidan with all Opposition parties. Everyone who wishes to join is welcome,… pic.twitter.com/FcTMjOlhpH
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 KC Venugopal, senior Congress leader Meira Kumar, Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s Derek O’Brien, Samajwadi Party’s Harendra Malik, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)’s Mahua Maji and Communist Party of India (M)’s John Brittas, among others, had participated in the preparatory meeting on Thursday, October 29.
The Congress on Tuesday, October 27, claimed it was denied permission to hold the “public impeachment” of the CEC and accused the government of trying to silence the voice of common people after “destroying” the electoral system.
The Congress and other opposition parties have been demanding the resignation of Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR.
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