‘This is merely the beginning’: Congress warns Gyanesh Kumar after INDIA bloc protest
Congress leaders and the INDIA bloc held protests in New Delhi demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Following a march toward the Election Commission headquarters, several opposition MPs were detained by police.
Why it matters
The protest highlights escalating tensions between India's opposition parties and the Election Commission, raising questions about the perceived neutrality of electoral oversight bodies.
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Pawan Khera on Tuesday warned the government that the INDIA bloc’s protest against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar was only the beginning, shortly after opposition MPs were released from New Police Lines in Kingsway Camp.“The words being spoken today are going to cost them dearly. The people of this country know exactly how to deal with such words and the people who utter them,” Khera told reporters after his release.
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