The united Opposition’s campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will move on parallel platforms starting today. questioning the law that provides immunity to Election Commissioners from any penal action While the Opposition will continue the battle onto streets — boosted by the the Supreme Court’s direction to restore normalcy and bar illegal detentions — it is also taking the legal route.
The INDIA alliance has already met President Droupadi Murmu and submitted a memorandum. The Congress has instructed all its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs to remain in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi postponed a scheduled visit to Goa and has met the party general secretaries and other leaders.
The memorandum they plan to submit will detail the allegations against the Chief Election Commissioner and discuss the 2023 law that shields him from investigation or punishment after retirement.
However, according to the sources, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has refused to meet them, asking them to file a petition instead.
All the INDIA bloc leaders are assembling in Delhi for the crucial day. Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee is already in Delhi. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Tejashwi Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav are expected to arrive in the morning. They were given immunity not even enjoyed by the President of India or the Chief Justice of the country. But why was such special protection granted to an Election Commissioner? “It was after granting this protection that the entire process of vote theft, EVM manipulation, and electoral fraud began. No matter how many errors the CEC commits, they have been granted lifelong immunity from accountability for those actions,” he added. “This implies a direct attempt to snatch away the people’s votes and [undermine] democracy… it is a conspiracy to commit fraud against [the people].
In a statement in Bengaluru, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Modi-ji enacted a law in 2023 granting legal protection to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
This is precisely what is happening, and we will continue our fight against it,” he said.
