Congress Leaders Stage Public Impeachment of Election Commissioner

Congress MPs convened a mock parliamentary session at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The opposition cited allegations that the CEC conspired to manipulate elections, deleted 13.2 crore voter names during a revision process, and amended Form 6 without parliamentary approval. Rahul Gandhi urged that Kumar be tried for treason, claiming the deletions cast doubt on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Congress leader Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi defended the proceedings, arguing that the Election Commission had not allowed parliamentary discussion and had omitted key information. The Bharatiya Janata Party dismissed the event as a “parliament of theatrics” and accused the opposition of undermining constitutional institutions. Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury said the protest reflected public outrage over disenfranchisement and that the issue would be escalated further.