INDIA bloc meet LIVE: Opposition's ‘public impeachment’ of CEC deferred; Rahul Gandhi to address media shortly

INDIA bloc meet live: 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, participated in the preparatory meeting on Thursday.

INDIA bloc meet LIVE: The Opposition INDIA bloc will hold a "public impeachment" of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as the row against the official and the Election Commission of India continues. The proceedings are set to begin at 3:30pm on Friday at the residence of Congress national president and Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge....Read More

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, participated in the preparatory meeting on Thursday and are expected to be present at the proceeding today.

“The CEC has demonstrably violated the letter and spirit of the Constitution. He has systematically subverted the very foundations of our electoral democracy. He has, to put it bluntly, lied to the Supreme Court. He has been the willing executioner on behalf of the Diabolical Duo whose turn will come next,” wrote Jairam Ramesh while announcing the public impeachment call.

INDIA bloc's "public impeachment" comes as a symbolic protest amid the ongoing stir against the CEC and the polling body over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the country.

The Opposition has alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls after the SIR, as well as vote theft during the elections. Due to this, the INDIA bloc has called for Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

Congress' ‘Chalo Dilli’ march on Nov 1

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for a protest rally at Ramilia Maidan on November 1 amid the Opposition's call for the resignation of the CEC.

Along with Congress, INDIA bloc MPs have also backed the call and are expected to join the protest in Delhi.

Apart from Opposition leaders, pressure group Cockroach Janta Party has also announced its support for the November 1 rally.

"The fundamental principle of democracy is that people get to choose their government, not that the government gets to choose its voters. By undermining this very principle through SIR, Gyanesh Kumar has lost the trust required to oversee free and fair elections. His resignation is therefore necessary to restore the credibility and independence of the Election Commission," the CJP wrote in a statement earlier this week.

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Oct 30, 2026, 11:47:58 IST

INDIA bloc meet LIVE: Amid the Opposition's protests against the Chief Election Commissioner, the BJP has intensified preparations to counter the INDIA bloc’s campaign over the SIR exercise. BJP national president Nitin Nabin chaired meetings at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday to review the ongoing ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ campaign and discuss the party’s response to the Opposition’s allegations.

Oct 30, 2026, 11:23:58 IST

INDIA bloc meet LIVE: Ahead of the INDIA bloc's "public impeachment", independent MP Pappu Yadav has called for the government to convene the house for a discussion on the impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

"The entire opposition and the nation at large are calling for the impeachment of Gyanesh Kumar... The people of this country have been out on the streets, yet this govt acts like a dictator... They are violating the sanctity of our institutions in an illegitimate manner," Yadav told news agency ANI.

Oct 30, 2026, 11:20:22 IST

INDIA bloc meet LIVE: Ahead of the INDIA bloc's meeting for a “public impeachment," posters of a mock parliament have been put up across parts of Delhi.

Congress' "public impeachment" call was earlier referred to as a "mock parliament" after it was denied permission to hold the event at public venues.