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The opposition INDIA bloc convened a symbolic public impeachment of the Chief Election Commissioner at the official residence of Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar presided over the proceedings as presiding officer, while Kharge initiated the session by moving the motion and detailing six major charges against the CEC. The allegations levelled by the opposition alliance include conspiring to steal elections on behalf of the BJP, the deletion of 13.2 crore voters via the Special Intensive Revision process, modifying voter registration forms without parliamentary consent, seizing electoral rolls via ECI Net, shutting out the two other election commissioners, and operating at the behest of the Prime Minister and Home Minister. Prominent opposition leaders from several parties, along with civil society representatives and complainants, participated in the mock parliamentary exercise.

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00:06Welcome back viewers you're watching India today and at the very top of this segment we are taking
00:12you back to the impeachment public impeachment of the CEC now remember just a little while back
00:19what we did see was Meera Kumar who's the former speaker and now the presiding officer for this
00:26session came in with her opening remarks and then Malikarjun Kargay the leader of the opposition
00:31of the upper house and of course the opening the person to in fact begin the proceedings and
00:38move the motion in this case the congress president Malikarjun Kargay whose residence
00:43this entire event is taking place he came in to address the entire gathering of leaders of the
00:49india bloc uh opposition unit as well as come in with six charges let me quickly take you through
00:57what exactly are these six charges that's been these are the major complaints sets and the demands
01:02one may also say allegations and demands both that have been levied by the opposition block against
01:08the cc number one is that he conspired to steal the elections on behalf of the bjp number two
01:15is the deletion of the 13.2 crore voters through the sir process number three he rewrote form six
01:24without the parliament's nod on it which is basically form seven that was in fact introduced as well as
01:30the modification that was in fact made in the form six wherein there were names of uh parents
01:38grandparents that were also names identification numbers and their documents that were also required in
01:43the to file in and fill in the form six that was also raised again number four seized the roles
01:50through the eci net the eci net and the malfunctioning of the eci net was also pointed out in that
01:56very
01:57report from which this entire controversy began that media report from which the entire controversy began
02:02number five shut out the other two commissioners which of course the election commission themselves have
02:08come out to deny as an allegation several times that there is no such uh dissent within themselves
02:16they are a united body of course there are differences in opinions at times but there is
02:21no move that's been taken without uh considering the decisions and the opinions of the other two
02:27election commissioners but the charge continues to be pressed on by the by the opposition unit led by the
02:32congress and last but not the least acted at the behest of prime minister modi and home minister shah
02:38this is what they have to in fact press on this is the ultimate charge they have come out to
02:44say
02:44and press on against the cec that he acts on the behest of the prime minister and the home minister
02:51he
02:52works on behalf of them big allegations viewers that we're looking at a symbolic impeachment that's
02:57currently underway i'm being joined by my colleagues who are currently bringing us all the latest
03:03updates from karge's residence itself rahul gotham in fact joining me right now with more details rahul
03:11the opening statements have come in uh from both meera kumar and uh malikarjun karge who's moved the
03:18very motion itself uh six big charges that have been pressed on by and announced by malikarjun karge
03:26and a simple uh message out there that we're not heard in the parliament we'll do it ourselves
03:32here at least let the public see what we have to say which they don't let us express inside the
03:37parliament how are you looking at the proceedings so far
03:45well that's what opposition is decrying that they are not being heard uh you know that that that their
03:50grievances are not addressed uh by the incumbent uh you know chair speaker uh you know
03:56parliamentary affairs minister and that's why they were they were left with no other option but to
04:00hold this symbolic uh public impeachment as they are calling it uh you know the motion has already
04:06been initiated by malikarjun karge uh lop ratia sabha now we've been informed that uh sagarika khosh
04:13from tmc uh harindra malik from samajbadi party john bittas from cpm uh all these leaders are going to
04:20speak uh on the motion and then the motion would be concluded by rahul gandhi we must also tell our
04:26viewers that sir lh victims will also be allowed to have an audience here at this uh you know replica
04:34of parliament or the proceedings which are still underway i've been informed that the members of civil
04:39society students everybody would be given a platform to voice their uh concern about the uh
04:45uh functioning of csd gyanesh kumar the opposition is absolutely convinced uh that they have lost hope
04:52and confidence uh in csd gyanesh kumar and whatever uh you know uh gyanesh kumar is actually acting at
04:58the behest of the bjp uh and you know uh pm modi and home minister amisha and he's actually subverting
05:05the democracy itself i'll just show you some of the visuals here that what really happening here
05:09uh you can see uh i'll i'll just get you in a word also uh uh uh you know the
05:14people who have come
05:15here uh uh uh mr vibek tankha is here uh uh mr tankha you've come uh uh uh so uh
05:24the bjp is saying
05:25that you're making mockery of democracy uh you're holding uh uh you know public impeachment at a replica
05:31of parliament it's a mockery of parliament this public needs to decide who's making a mockery of the
05:38democracy whether we are making or the bjp has the parliament been allowed to function was the
05:45impeachment motion given by 190 plus mps even taken up for discussion what are you doing
05:52you are not even answering anything not even honestly answering to the court so several leaders
05:58still arriving at the residence of malikarjan karge where the proceedings of uh the entire public
06:06impeachment of the cc has begun we are keeping a track of all of those details how the entire
06:11proceedings continue what all uh do the rest of the 21 leaders who will be speaking from the opposition
06:17side have to say and the sr complainants have to say at last rahul gandhi himself has to come in
06:24and
06:24give the closing arguments we will take you through all of that

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