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Opposition Threatens to Impeach CEC After Affidavit Ultimatum

The Election Commission’s publication of deleted voter lists under Supreme Court orders coincides with CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s demand that Rahul Gandhi file a sworn affidavit within seven days.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi | ANI
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during Voter Adhikar Yatra.
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Overview

  • Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ allegations as baseless and issued a seven-day ultimatum to submit a sworn affidavit or apologise.
  • Leaders of the INDIA bloc resolved to table a parliamentary impeachment notice against CEC Gyanesh Kumar despite the two-thirds majority hurdle required for his removal.
  • The Supreme Court has mandated district- and booth-level disclosure of roughly 6.5 million names removed during Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision, and the ECI is uploading the data online.
  • Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra and coordinated marches have prompted mass protests, joint opposition press conferences and several detentions in Bihar.
  • The dispute underscores procedural friction over sworn-affidavit requirements for formal probes and the high constitutional bar to dismiss a Chief Election Commissioner.