INDIA bloc to hold ‘public impeachment proceeding’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, says K.C. Venugopal

Congress MP K.C. Venugopal said that the INDIA bloc is set to hold a “public impeachment proceeding” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 30, 2026, in a post on X on Saturday (October 24, 2026).

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This move comes as the Opposition is stepping up its demand for the removal of Mr. Kumar from the post.

The Constitution gives the CEC a high degree of protection against removal. Article 324(5) states that the CEC can be removed from office “in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.” This means that the CEC can be removed only on the grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity and through the parliamentary procedure prescribed for the removal of a Supreme Court judge.

“After this Public Impeachment, we will hold a Dilli Chalo March against Vote Chori culminating at Ramleela Maidan on November 1^st, where at least a million concerned citizens will participate,” said Mr. Venugopal in his post.

Mr. Venugopal has said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reached out to all INDIA Bloc parties and requested their leaders and members to be present in Delhi during this period “in full force”.