A fresh political storm has erupted around Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after a report revealed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections on at least 14 occasions over 10 months on decisions linked to electoral-roll management and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR. The Opposition is now preparing a fresh impeachment notice against Gyanesh Kumar in Parliament, with INDIA bloc parties working together on the move.  

Rahul Gandhi has been booked under the SC/ST Act in Uttarakhand over his remarks on the alleged purification ritual held after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s visit to Haldwani. Gandhi had called the ritual “untouchability disguised as purification” and demanded an FIR against those responsible. Now, following a complaint alleging caste-related and derogatory remarks, Uttarakhand Police has registered an FIR against Gandhi under BNS Sections 196 and 299 and the SC/ST Act.