‘Nehru’s Chair’ takes focus as Meira Kumar leads 'public impeachment' proceedings | In Photo
Congress leader Pawan Khera, head of the political party's media and publicity department, shared a picture of ‘Nehru’s Chair’ on social media platform X.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar presided over a public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, taking her seat at the historic "Nehru Ji's chair" that once belonged to India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress leader Pawan Khera shared a photo of the chair on social media, explaining its significance as the site of some of the most consequential decisions in the nation's history.
The impeachment proceedings, organized by the INDIA bloc, accused Gyanesh Kumar of deleting votes to steal elections and demanded that he be tried for treason and jailed. The opposition MPs, leaders, and civil society members gathered on the lawns of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence for the symbolic event. Rahul Gandhi called the impeachment a "political weapon" aimed at those who colluded to destroy the votes of Indian people.
On Sunday, the INDIA bloc held a massive rally in Delhi to protest against alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
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