Opposition may move impeachment motion against CEC

Congress general secretary Naseer Hussain told reporters, “If there is a need, we can use all the weapons of the democracy under the rules.”

In a meeting, chaired by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, the opposition parties arrived at a broad agreement to push an impeachment notice against the CEC, something they had done against former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar last year, a number of Opposition leaders said.

But it appeared unlikely that any such move will happen in the current session, which is set to close by the end of the week, as such a notice can be given at least 14 days in advance. This means INDIA leaders can move the notice earliest in the winter session.