Delhi: Congress plans a symbolic ‘public impeachment’ event for CEC Gyanesh Kumar

What was announced

Congress leaders said the INDIA bloc would hold a ‘public impeachment’ of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence on 30 October at 3:30 pm. The party presented it as a political protest before its 1 November rally at Ramlila Maidan.

The Indian Express reported the venue change after Congress said permission had been denied at other locations. The Wire described the party’s allegations about access and preparations. Those claims are attributed to political actors, not presented as independently established facts.

Delhi Police’s response and the legal distinction

The Week reported that Delhi Police said permission for the Congress rally at Ramlila Maidan from 25 October to 3 November remained valid. That statement addresses the rally permission; it does not settle every disagreement about the separate 30 October event.

‘Public impeachment’ is political theatre, not a constitutional process that can remove a CEC. The Constitution provides a formal removal route mirroring the process and grounds applicable to a Supreme Court judge. A gathering or vote organised by a political alliance has no legal power to dismiss the office-holder.

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