INDIA Bloc 'Impeaches' CEC In Kharge's Living Room
The Take
The INDIA bloc held a mock "public impeachment" of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Mallikarjun Kharge's home on Saturday, after, Congress says, five venues fell through. Kharge said, "We hold no personal grudge against the CEC." He also wants him tried for treason. The bloc's real removal notices were rejected in April.
The Wire
INDIA bloc leaders held a symbolic 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's New Delhi home on 31 October, with Kharge listing six charges, The Tribune and WION reported. The event has no legal effect.
Why it matters
The opposition's fight with the Election Commission has moved from Parliament, whose presiding officers rejected its notices, to a mock trial at home.
The receipts
Source: The Tribune