New Delhi, 18 August The Opposition is considering moving an impeachment notice against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of electoral manipulation, or “vote chori”, sources said on Sunday. Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi confirmed, “We will be taking a decision very soon.” However, removing a CEC requires a two-thirds majority in both Houses…
New Delhi, August 18 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday reiterated its demand that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, submit an affidavit to substantiate his claims of large-scale manipulation in the electoral rolls of a Karnataka Assembly constituency.In his first press conference since taking charge, Chief Election Commissioner…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick off a 16-day “Vote Adhikar Yatra” from Sasaram, Bihar, on Sunday, as the party ramps up its campaign against alleged irregularities in the State’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. On Wednesday, Gandhi posted a video on X showing him interacting with voters who were officially declared “dead”…
In the ongoing criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Vinayak Savarkar, a Special MP/MLA Court in Pune on Wednesday took on record a pursis filed by his lawyer Milind Pawar, expressing apprehension about Gandhi’s safety. The plea cites recent remarks by BJP leaders RN Bittu, who allegedly called Gandhi…
Senior opposition MPs, including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, were detained by Delhi Police on Monday morning during protests against the Election Commission (EC), accusing it of colluding with the ruling BJP. The protests spilled into the streets near the Parliament building in central…
New Delhi, India The Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, asking him to submit documentary evidence supporting his recent allegations of “vote theft” in the Mahadevapura Assembly segment, which falls under the Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency. The notice, sent on Sunday and…
JAIPUR Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday questioned the neutrality of the Election Commission of India (EC), urging the poll body to file an affidavit declaring no irregularities in the elections it had conducted. The remarks came after the EC demanded an affidavit under oath from Congress MP Rahul…