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Opposition delays impeachment of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Opposition parties scheduled a public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for October 31 at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan.
AISA president Neha Bora refused to sign peace bonds and continued protesting despite multiple detentions.
Rahul Gandhi postponed the impeachment ceremony because senior leaders would be exposed to rain.
Lawyers and activists said the peace-bond provision, based on a 1361 British law, is vague and suppresses dissent.

History

The British Imperial Legislative Council passed the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act on 18 March 1919, known as the Rowlatt Act, authorizing detention of suspected Indians for up to two years without trial. Muhammad Ali Jinnah denounced it as a “Black Act,” and Mahatma Gandhi launched a nationwide non-violent satyagraha, leading to mass hartals and the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.

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The British Imperial Legislative Council passed the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act on 18 March 1919, known as the Rowlatt Act, authorizing detention of suspected Indians for up to two years without trial. Muhammad Ali Jinnah denounced it as a “Black Act,” and Mahatma Gandhi launched a nationwide non-violent satyagraha, leading to mass hartals and the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.

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