Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would leave office and the Narendra Modi-led government would also go, asserting that the process of \u201crepair of democracy\u201d would begin thereafter.<\/p>\n
In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi wrote, \u201cGyanesh Kumar will go. This government will go. Then the repair of democracy will begin.\u201d He also shared a video clip of his address to INDIA bloc MPs at the Central Hall of Parliament.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Gandhi had alleged that the issue extended beyond Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, describing it as a \u201cmuch deeper problem\u201d that, according to him, required the termination of the current government.<\/p>\n
Addressing INDIA bloc MPs at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, Gandhi claimed that the Opposition\u2019s protests had shaken the government\u2019s foundations and alleged that it was now under pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a much deeper problem than Gyanesh Kumar and it requires termination of this current government,\u201d he had said, adding that the issue was worth fighting for.<\/p>\n
Gandhi also asserted that continued pressure from the Opposition could bring down the government. \u201cIf we continue to push the way we have in the last three-four days, I guarantee this government will fall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Opposition\u2019s campaign comes amid a controversy over reported disagreements within the Election Commission of India. A report by The Indian Express stated that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had recorded objections on at least 14 occasions over the preceding 10 months, largely concerning decisions and orders related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.<\/p>\n
Responding to the reported objections, the Election Commission maintained that differing views and observations were a normal part of institutional deliberations. It also asserted that its orders carried full legal sanction and followed established statutory procedures.<\/p>\n
The issue has intensified the political confrontation between the Opposition and the ruling government, with electoral processes and the functioning of constitutional institutions emerging as key points of debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would leave office and the Narendra Modi-led government would also go, asserting that the process of \u201crepair of democracy\u201d would begin thereafter. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi wrote, \u201cGyanesh Kumar will go. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-delhi"},"yoast_head":"\n