A group of senior retired bureaucrats, civil society activists, and academics accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of six instances of “proved misbehaviour” and sought his removal, but could not submit their “notice of impeachment” to him in person, as heavy barricading and police deployment prevented the delegation from reaching the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) office on Mondy (October 5, 2026).
Pillai, and other former IAS officers and ambassadors. The chargesheet alleges that the conduct of the Commission during the SIR had compromised citizens’ ability to establish their eligibility for inclusion in the electoral rolls, adding that such conduct undermined the Commission’s independence and public credibility. ALSO WATCH Supreme Court seeks Centre, ECI response on plea against CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s powers “It is losing the trust. CEC Gyanesh Kumar has no moral authority to stay in office. How do people trust the Commission? Ms. “We first planned to meet at the Constitution Club and then go to the Nirvachan Bhawan [the Commission building] from there. Then we met at the Press Club and decided to go from there, and we got to know Election Commission itself is heavily barricaded and police deployment is there. Whichever roads we were taking were barricaded,” she added.
The 14-member delegation included former Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung, former Union Home Secretary G.K. The group alleged that the CEC had weakened the Commission’s collective decision-making, introduced changes to Form 6 that placed an additional burden on voters seeking inclusion in the rolls, and used technological systems in ways that encroached on the statutory functions of Electoral Registration Officers. First [it] defended [the changes], saying changes to Form 6 have been upheld by the Supreme Court but the court denied that today.
Because of barricading, but we couldn’t reach there.
Bhardwaj said. “Since we could not reach there, we emailed them the chargesheet,” Ms.
