Congress alleges Delhi Police denied INDIA bloc permission for mock impeachment session against CEC

New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Police denied permission to the INDIA bloc to hold a mock impeachment session against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on the lawns of Ashoka Hotel and, subsequently, at Ramlila Maidan as an alternative venue on October 30. Preparations for the November 1 rally were still underway. Sources indicated the leadership was now considering Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence or the Constitution Club as new venue for the mock session.

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"How many permissions will you deny, Mr Amit Shah? How many people will you stop? Twenty-one parties of the INDIA bloc had planned a public impeachment of Gyanesh Kumar as a curtain raiser to the November 1 mega rally and march. First, permission was denied at Hotel Ashoka, and then at Ramlila Maidan, where, despite already having all the requisite permissions, Delhi Police stopped us from setting up the venue for the event," AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal told journalists.


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Accusing the government of trying to silence the Opposition voice, Venugopal said, "If they stop us here, we will go to Shah's house and PM Modi's house and stage a massive dharna there."

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi met some people reportedly affected by SIR of electoral rolls at an event in Trilokpuri.