Opposition mulls impeachment notice against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Opposition MPs stage a protest against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Pic/PTI

Opposition INDIA Bloc leaders met here on Monday to consider moving an impeachment notice against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar as it stepped up its protests over voter roll revision in Bihar and alleged "vote theft".

Several Opposition leaders met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and held discussions on how the CEC on Sunday addressed a press conference without answering any of the questions raised by them, sources said.

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Some opposition MPs felt that this fight had to be taken forward and suggested an impeachment motion against the CEC, the sources said. They said the fight against the Election Commission (EC) needs to be taken forward as it has not answered or cleared the doubts raised in the poll process.

Opposition protests

Several opposition MPs of INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Kharge, the MPs of INDIA bloc raised "vote chor, gaddi chhor" and "vote chori band karo" slogans.

They also held a big banner that read "Stop vote chori". Leaders of Congress, TMC, DMK, Left parties and RJD and Samajwadi Party were seen holding posters and banners right outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament.

"The ECI cannot relinquish its Constitutional duty and evade genuine queries of political parties. The ‘Right to Vote' is the most important right, given to us by the Constitution of India. INDIA will protest any attempt to stifle Democracy," Kharge said in a post on X.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, alleged that names of voters belonging to several backward, were being struck off the rolls to benefit the BJP. Yadav claimed his party had identified constituencies where they lost by a narrow margin and where voter deletions played a role.

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