A political confrontation over Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar intensified on Friday, September 25.  Amid the fresh row over SIR, opposition leaders backed a fresh move in Parliament seeking the removal of CEC. However, BJP leaders insisted that any such impeachment motion would be defeated. 

Congress leader Udit Raj said the issue had moved beyond individual political parties and had become a matter concerning the wider public, as per IANS.