'Public impeachment' of CEC Gyanesh Kumar: INDIA bloc event to begin shortly

NEW DELHI: The Congress-led opposition INDIA bloc will shortly hold its "public impeachment" programme against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, a day after postponing the exercise by 24 hours due to rain in Delhi.

The symbolic exercise will be held at 10, Rajaji Marg, the residence of Congress president and Rajya Sabha leader of the opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. Kumar has been facing allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Separately, The Indian Express reported last month that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections at least 14 times to decisions they claimed were taken without their knowledge, including those concerning the SIR, adding to the scrutiny of Kumar.

The "impeachment" exercise is being held a day ahead of the INDIA bloc's "Delhi Chalo" rally at Ramlila Maidan, where the opposition will seek Kumar's resignation.

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