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INDIA Bloc to Move Impeachment Motion Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Again
- •The INDIA bloc is preparing to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar Gupta in both Houses of Parliament.
- •The move follows a report raising questions over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process within the Election Commission.
- •Two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, reportedly objected to decisions made without their knowledge regarding the SIR.
- •The Election Commission maintains that SIR decisions were taken unanimously with the approval of all three commissioners.
- •This is not the first impeachment attempt; previous motions against Gyanesh Kumar were rejected, and another is currently pending.
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The INDIA bloc is preparing to move an impeachment motion following a report that raised questions over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Specifically, two of the three Election Commissioners formally objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and orders issued without their knowledge.
In March 2026, a removal notice supported by 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha members was submitted, which was subsequently rejected by the presiding officers. Opposition parties submitted another impeachment motion in April 2026, which remains pending.
The Congress party directed its state units to organize protest marches to their respective state election commission offices on September 25. These protests demand the immediate arrest and removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alongside an independent review of all decisions and electoral roll changes made under his tenure.
