Opposition submits fresh notice in Rajya Sabha to impeach chief election commissioner

The Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in Rajya Sabha seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on grounds of “proven misbehaviour”, said Congress leader Jairam Ramesh in a social media post.

The notice was signed by 73 MPs, Ramesh added.

“There are now nine specific charges against the [chief election commissioner] that have been documented in great detail and that simply cannot be denied or whitewashed away,” said the Rajya Sabha MP. “His continuation is an assault on the Constitution.”

73 Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha have just submitted to its Secretary General a fresh Notice of Motion for presenting an Address to the President of India praying for the removal of Shri Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner of India, on the ground of proven misbehaviour…— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 24, 2026

On April 6, Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla rejected notices submitted by Opposition MPs seeking the removal of Kumar.

Radhakrishnan and Birla did not provide reasons for their decision.

The notices, submitted on March 12, were signed by 63 members of the Rajya Sabha and 130 Lok Sabha MPs, meeting the minimum requirement for such motions.

The removal process for the chief election commissioner follows the same procedure as that for judges of the Supreme...

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