CEC row LIVE updates: INDIA bloc's 'public impeachment' of CEC Gyanesh Kumar postponed
The INDIA bloc was expected to hold a “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s official residence
Congress National President and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi during an INDIA bloc meeting. File
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc proposed “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been postponed to October 31 due to unfavourable weather conditions in New Delhi, sources said on Friday (October 30).
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is expected to address the media.
The INDIA bloc said its planned “public impeachment” over alleged electoral manipulation through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will avoid imagery that could be seen as mocking Parliament as an institution.
Security preparations are under way for the Opposition’s November 1 ‘Chalo Dilli’ event at Ramlila Maidan. Delhi Police will deploy over 3,000 personnel and instal more than 200 CCTV cameras, including AI-enabled surveillance systems, ahead of the protest, said an officer. The venue, which will host its first major demonstration since the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site on October 11, has been divided into 14 zones to manage protesters.
Over 3,000 Delhi Police personnel, 200 CCTVs to secure Ramlila Maidan for Nov. 1 INDIA bloc event
In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, the traders’ body said the proposed rally, which is expected to draw 10 lakh people, could affect business worth ₹10,000-12,000 crore in wholesale and retail markets in central and old Delhi during the peak festive season
CTI urges delaying Congress rally to protect Delhi markets, citing ₹10,000-₹12,000 crore at risk during Diwali peak.
The Congress president’s official residence was decided as the venue after the Opposition bloc’s attempts to organise the event at the Ashok Hotel and Ramlila Maidan allegedly ran into hurdles over permissions.
The event has now been moved to October 31.
INDIA bloc schedules a public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Kharge’s residence on Oct 30 ahead of a Nov 1 rally.
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