Congress Alleges Denial of Permit for Mock CEC Impeachment Event in New Delhi
· India · Times of India, The Hindu
The Congress party accused the Centre of denying permission for an event in New Delhi where INDIA bloc parties planned a public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal stated that Ashoka Hotel initially permitted the event before canceling following police intervention. Venugopal also alleged that Delhi Police blocked setup preparations for the event at Ramlila Maidan ahead of a scheduled November 1 mega rally. Opposition parties are demanding Kumar's resignation over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and alleged electoral irregularities. Meanwhile, Delhi Police clarified that permission for the Congress rally at Ramlila Maidan remains unchanged, adding that the Ashoka Hotel event decision rests with the private hotel management.
Why it matters
The dispute escalates political tensions between the opposition INDIA bloc and the central government over election administration and public assembly permissions in the national capital.
Read the original report — Times of India
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