Opposition Alliance Plans New Impeachment Push Against Election Chief

The INDIA political alliance is preparing to present a fresh removal motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in both chambers of Parliament, with the upcoming document expected to list at least twelve specific accusations. This step follows a recent media report stating that two other election commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, raised official objections on fourteen separate occasions over the past ten months regarding commission decisions on voter registration, roll revisions, and name additions or deletions. Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi publicly demanded the election chief step down immediately, accusing the election panel of compromising votes, laws, and democratic institutions. These remarks represent political statements rather than court-verified rulings. This upcoming push follows two prior removal attempts by opposition parties earlier this year. On March twelfth, opposition parliamentarians filed initial removal notices carrying signatures from one hundred thirty Lok Sabha members and sixty-three Rajya Sabha members. Both notices were dismissed on April sixth by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan. A second notice was submitted in the Upper House on April twenty-fourth with seventy-three signatures, detailing nine charges of alleged misbehaviour coordinated by the Congress and Trinamool Congress parties. Parliamentary numbers have shifted since those earlier efforts, as seven AAP Rajya Sabha members who previously supported the opposition have since joined the ruling BJP, and political dynamics involving the Trinamool Congress have also evolved. Submitting an impeachment motion requires backing from at least one hundred Lok Sabha MPs or fifty Rajya Sabha MPs, thresholds that earlier filings successfully crossed. Meanwhile, the Election Commission stated that internal disagreements form a normal part of institutional discussions, and the BJP has defended the panel while dismissing all opposition accusations.