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INDIA bloc’s planned “public impeachment” of CEC Gyanesh Kumar: “It is not a good idea for everyone to sit out in the rain, so we will do it tomorrow,” says Rahul Gandhi
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi (File photo/PTI)
Rahul Gandhi, Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, on Friday announced that the INDIA bloc’s planned “public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar” event scheduled for today, October 30, 2026, has been postponed to Saturday, October 31, 2026, due to unfavourable weather conditions in New Delhi.
“We have decided to postpone today’s event. We will do the event tomorrow,” said Gandhi.
RAHUL GANDHI’S PRESS CONFERENCE
“It is not a good idea for everyone to sit out in the rain, so we will do it tomorrow…We will hold a march at Ramlila Maidan on the 1st,” said Gandhi, addressing the press conference.
“Thousands of people who want to come are being stopped. Now you watch what happens at Ramlila…Watch how many people come. Then you will understand what’s going on in the country,” he said.
There is huge anger…This is one protest and the entire Opposition is here, said Gandhi.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “We will go on November 1st; we will attend the rally.”
At A Glance
Rahul Gandhi announced the postponement of the INDIA bloc’s public impeachment event from October 30 to October 31, 2026, due to unfavourable weather.
The opposition alliance targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of electoral roll manipulation.
The event was relocated to Mallikarjun Kharge’s official residence at 10 Rajaji Marg after permissions for public venues were denied.
The bloc scheduled a mega Chalo Delhi rally and march at Ramlila Maidan for November 1, 2026.
Derek O’Brien said, “I just want to say one thing – I N D I A – Alliance – we are all in this together…Civil societies, students, Youth, workers, housewives – we are all in this together. You heard what Mr Gandhi (Rahul Gandhi) and representative of Mr Akhilesh Yadav said. I am representing Mamata Banerjee and the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). The Shiv Sena, JMM, RSP, CPI, CPIM(L)and others. This is a political plus…We all are in this together and we will win together.”
THE ‘PUBLIC IMPEACHMENT’ PLAN
The opposition alliance had organized a symbolic “public impeachment” and mock parliament targeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The protest is centered around allegations of electoral roll manipulation through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, which the opposition describes as “vote chori” (theft of votes).
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was set to chair the mock proceedings, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was scheduled to move the impeachment motion, and Rahul Gandhi was designated to deliver the closing address.
After the Delhi Police allegedly denied permissions at public venues like the Ashok Hotel and Ramlila Maidan, the alliance shifted the event to Mallikarjun Kharge’s official residence at 10 Rajaji Marg, New Delhi.
Following the postponement news, Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders scheduled a press interaction at the Rajaji Marg residence today.
This event serves as a curtain-raiser to a much larger “Chalo Delhi” mega rally and march scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Ramlila Maidan, for which the Congress party has successfully secured a conditional No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi Police.
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Ask News18The INDIA bloc postponed its planned public impeachment event of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which was originally scheduled for October 30, 2026, due to unfavorable weather conditions and heavy rain in New Delhi. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi noted it was not ideal for participants to sit out in the rain, prompting a rescheduling to the following day.
Ask News18October 30, 2026, 14:03 IST
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