‘Gyanesh Kumar will go, this government will go’: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has publicly called for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the current Modi government. Gandhi claims that the opposition's recent protests have weakened the government and that continued pressure will lead to its eventual collapse.
Why it matters
This rhetoric signals an escalating confrontation between the Indian opposition and the Election Commission, raising concerns about the stability of democratic institutions and the intensity of political polarization in India.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (October 10, 2026) said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar would go, and so would the Modi government, and that the repair of democracy would then begin.
In a post in Hindi on X , Mr. Gandhi said, “Gyanesh Kumar will go. This government will go. Then the repair of democracy will begin.” He also tagged, on X , a video clip of his speech to INDIA bloc MPs at the Central Hall of Parliament.
ज्ञानेश कुमार जाएँगे। यह सरकार जाएगी। फिर शुरू होगी लोकतंत्र की मरम्मत। 🇮🇳 https://t.co/spGmBxgXLn
Mr. Gandhi had, on Friday (October 9, 2026), said there was a “much deeper problem” than CEC Kumar, and that it required the termination of the current government, asserting that if the Opposition continued to push the way it had over the past few days, the government would fall.
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