INDIA bloc holds mock impeachment against CEC Gyanesh Kumar; Congress president lists 6 charges at mock impeachment event
The proceedings began at Kharge’s residence on Rajaji Marg, with former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar chairing the event.
PTC News Desk: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of helping manipulate elections and acting on the orders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Kharge said Kumar should be tried for treason.
He made the remarks while presenting six allegations against the CEC at a symbolic impeachment-style event organised by the INDIA bloc in New Delhi.
The proceedings began at Kharge’s residence on Rajaji Marg, with former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar chairing the event. The opposition bloc organised the programme to raise its allegations against Gyanesh Kumar and demand his removal.
The six allegations made against the CEC were:
Helping manipulate elections: The opposition alleged that Kumar had helped facilitate electoral manipulation.
Deleting 13.2 crore voters: The bloc claimed that 13.2 crore names had been removed from electoral rolls.
Changing Form 6 without Parliament’s approval: The opposition accused Kumar of revising Form 6 without parliamentary approval.
Taking control of voter rolls through ECINET: The bloc alleged that the Election Commission had taken control of electoral rolls through the ECINET platform.
Excluding the other two Election Commissioners: The opposition claimed Kumar had kept the other two commissioners out of decision-making.
Acting on the directions of Modi and Shah: The bloc alleged that Kumar was acting at the behest of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.
These are allegations made by the INDIA bloc; they have not been established as facts in the supplied report.
Kharge said Gyanesh Kumar was running the Election Commission under the direct orders of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.
“Seven months ago, 193 opposition MPs moved a motion in both Houses of Parliament seeking the CEC’s removal. But our notices were rejected and no action was taken. The motion we have brought forward today is intended to protect the dignity of a constitutional institution,” he said.
Kharge said the opposition had no personal dispute with the CEC and wanted the Election Commission to work fairly and in accordance with the Constitution.
“Our aim is to ensure that the Election Commission remains impartial and that ordinary people continue to trust it. We must make sure that the voting rights of vulnerable groups, women and young people are not secretly removed from a computer by someone sitting in Delhi,” he said.