Oppn may move impeachment motion against CEC
New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Opposition parties will consider pushing to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over his alleged failure in discharging the constitutional duty of ensuring free and fair elections, top leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) said on Monday. Congress general secretary Naseer Hussain told reporters, "If there is a need, we can use all the weapons of the democracy under the rules."
In a meeting, chaired by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, the opposition parties arrived at a broad agreement to push an impeachment notice against the CEC, something they had done against former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar last year, a number of Opposition leaders said.
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