INDIA bloc plans mock CEC impeachment and Delhi rally

The INDIA bloc plans a mock public impeachment proceeding against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 30 in New Delhi, followed by a rally and march to Ramlila Maidan on November 1, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said. The events are planned, not reported as having taken place. Venugopal said the October 30 proceeding would take the form of a mock Parliament session at Hotel Ashok, where opposition leaders and MPs were expected to attend. He said the event would conclude with the announcement of a public verdict calling for Kumar’s removal. The proceeding is a political demonstration, not a formal parliamentary impeachment process. The INDIA bloc’s Dilli Chalo march is planned to culminate at Ramlila Maidan. Venugopal projected at least one million participants, while Congress leader Alka Lamba said the party had set a target of 10 lakh people. Those figures describe a projected turnout, not an attendance count. The Congress has said it is mobilising party workers and organisational units for the rally. The bloc says the protests are aimed at alleged electoral irregularities, including the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the alleged...