INDIA to hold ‘public impeachment trial’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, says KC Venugopal

Congress general secretary (organization) KC Venugopal said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reached out to all parties of the INDIA bloc and asked their leaders and members to be present in Delhi “in full force” during this period. File | Photo credit: ANI

Congress MP KC Venugopal said the INDIA bloc is ready to hold a “public impeachment hearing” against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 30, 2026 in a post on X on Saturday (October 24, 2026).

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The move comes as the opposition steps up its demand for Mr Kumar’s removal from office.

The provisions of Article 324, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution deal with the appeal of the ČVK in a similar way and for the same reasons as a judge of the Supreme Court, while the concept of impeachment (Article 61) is reserved for the presidency.

“Following this public impeachment, we will organize a Dilli Chalo march against Vote Chori, culminating at Ramleela Maidan on November 1, attended by at least one million affected citizens,” Mr. Venugopal said in his post.

Mr. Venugopal said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had reached out to all parties of the INDIA bloc and asked their leaders and members to be present in Delhi “in full force” during this period.

Published – 24 Oct 2026 21:49 IST