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Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad Demands Resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Delhi Protest
- •Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a protest in New Delhi, accusing him of undermining the Constitution and democracy.
- •Gaikwad alleged that Kumar was taking steps to revoke the fundamental right to vote granted by the Constitution.
- •Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge questioned demands for mass voter deletions and suggested the Election Commission should examine the legality of such requests.
- •INDIA bloc MPs were briefly detained during the protest, with Congress MP Pawan Khera warning that the opposition's trouble for the CEC has only just begun.
- •Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav stated that the opposition's fight will continue until CEC Gyanesh Kumar steps down from his position.
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Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and other INDIA bloc leaders alleged that CEC Gyanesh Kumar was working to undermine the Constitution and democracy by taking steps to revoke the fundamental right to vote. The protests followed media reports that two other election commissioners had objected multiple times to poll panel decisions.
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge questioned the legality of requests for mass voter deletions, pointing out that certain groups were asking to delete thousands of votes in specific constituencies using pre-printed forms. He urged the Election Commission to examine whether such mass deletion requests backed by opposition letters were legal.
Opposition parties previously moved an impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, with over 70 Rajya Sabha MPs signing a notice submitted to the chairman in April 2026 under Article 324(5) of the Constitution. This motion followed reports that Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised formal objections to various poll panel decisions.
