Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday called INDIA bloc leaders for a public impeachment program against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at his residence in Delhi on Friday, October 30. This comes just hours after the Delhi Police clarified that it has not withdrawn permission for the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan.
The Congress had planned a public impeachment-style proceeding against CEC Kumar, followed by a march and a public gathering at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, according to news agency ANI .
Delhi Police denies withdrawing permission for Nov 1 rally
The clarification comes amid allegations by the Congress that authorities were stalling its programme. The letter, dated October 17, pertains to the Congress’s request to book Ramlila Maidan from October 25 to November 3 for the rally scheduled on November 1.
Delhi Police said an NOC has been granted from the law-and-order perspective. The NOC was granted subject to prior permission from the land-owning authority, according to the official communication. Earlier reporting noted: Congress alleges hurdles to INDIA bloc’s proposed ‘public impeachment’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar on October 30 The Congress on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi government of obstructing the INDIA bloc’s proposed “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 30, alleging that permission to hold the event at two venues had been denied following police intervention. Earlier reporting noted: The Delhi Police, however, said they had received no request for permission to hold the proposed mock impeachment event. Earlier reporting noted: “The government-run Ashok Hotel had initially granted permission for the event but withdrew it following police intervention, Congress general secretary (organisation),” K.C. Venugopal told reporters earlier in the day.
