Impeachment Motion
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Impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar rejected by both Houses of Parliament
India | April 06, 2026 23:37 ISTThe impeachment move against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been rejected by the Rajya Sabha Chairman as well as the Lok Sabha Speaker. Opposition MPs had levelled serious allegations, including bias and voter disenfranchisement during the SIR process.
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Amit Shah targets Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha: 'LoP in Germany, England when it's his turn to speak'
India | March 11, 2026 18:30 ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah calls motion to remove Speaker Om Birla "unfortunate" and defends neutrality of the chair during heated discussion in Lok Sabha.
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Opposition likely to move impeachment motion in Parliament for removing CEC tomorrow: Sources
India | March 11, 2026 12:33 ISTAs per the rules, the signatures of at least 100 MPs from the Lok Sabha and at least 50 MPs from the Rajya Sabha are required to move the notice.
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INDIA bloc likely to bring impeachment motion against CEC amid 'vote chori' row: Sources
India | August 18, 2025 11:24 ISTThe Election Commission on Sunday refuted any claims of vote theft and electoral roll manipulation, while addressing a press conference in the national capital.
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Justice Varma cash-at-home row: SC refuses urgent hearing of plea seeking FIR against HC judge
India | July 21, 2025 12:22 ISTUnion Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said over 100 MPs have signed the motion on removal of Justice Yashwant Varma. 40 of the aforementioned MPs are from Congress Party, including Rahul Gandhi, Rijiju said.
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Dhankhar-Jaya row: What Constitution says about impeachment motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman?
India | August 10, 2024 12:16 ISTAccording to regulations in the Constitution of India, the vice president, who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha can be removed from his office by a resolution of the Council of States passed by a majority of all the then members of the Council and agreed to by the House of the People.
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'Hired Hunter Biden to protect through his dad': FBI informant falsely told Ukrainian energy firm
World | February 16, 2024 11:10 ISTProsecutors say Smirnov had only routine business dealings with the company in 2017 and made the bribery allegations after he “expressed bias” against Joe Biden while he was a presidential candidate.
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Maldives: Big relief for Muizzu as Supreme Court suspends amendment simpifying impeachment bid
World | February 08, 2024 22:20 ISTAfter seven lawmakers resigned from Parliament last year to assume positions in Muizzu’s administration, the opposition MDP amended standing orders so less votes are needed to impeach the President. The Attorney General’s Office filed on January 28 to suspend the amendment.
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Maldives opposition asks Muizzu to apologise for contentious remarks targeting India and PM Modi
World | January 30, 2024 17:42 ISTExpressing concern over the critical comments by the three ministers, Gasim urged President Muizzu to seek forgiveness from India for the indirect attacks made in the interview.
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Maldives opposition to submit impeachment motion against President Mohamed Muizzu
World | January 29, 2024 16:09 ISTThe opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) parliamentary group has agreed to submit an impeachment motion against President Muizzu amid the ongoing tensions with India.
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Congressmen in K'taka will be immediate victims: Jaitley after Sibal withdraws impeachment motion plea
Politics | May 08, 2018 19:26 ISTIn his Facebook post, Jaitley termed the impeachment motion as “wholly misconcieved”, adding that “it was poorly drafted and lacked in substance”.
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CJI Impeachment Motion: SC dismisses petitions of two Rajya Sabha Congress MPs as withdrawn
India | May 09, 2018 1:50 ISTIn the petition challenging the rejection of impeachment notice against the CJI by the Rajya Sabha Chairman, the two MPs claimed that the reasons given were "wholly extraneous" and not legally tenable. The matter will be heard today.
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Congress MPs move SC against Vice-President's dismissal of impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra
India | May 07, 2018 13:14 ISTTwo Congress Parliamentarians from Rajya Sabha- Pratap Singh Bajwa and Amee Harshadray Yajnik, on Monday, approached the Supreme Court challenging Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu's dismissal of the impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra.
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CJI impeachment motion filed on untenable grounds to intimidate judges, says Arun Jaitley
India | April 24, 2018 18:09 ISTIn a Facebook post, Jaitley said an impeachment motion has to be filed in the rarest of rare cases where a "gross misconduct" has been indulged in by a delinquent judge during his tenure.
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Congress terms Naidu's rejection of impeachment notice against CJI 'illegal', to challenge order in SC
India | April 24, 2018 8:22 ISTNaidu’s decision met with strong criticism from the Opposition, with the former Law Minister Kapil Sibal terming it as illegal and unconstitutional done in a "tearing hurry".
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Congress-BJP war of words after Venkaiah Naidu dumps move to impeach CJI Dipak Misra
Politics | April 23, 2018 23:20 ISTWhile the Congress accused Naidu of taking the decision in a hurry, the BJP said that the Rahul Gandhi-led party was resorting to the tactics of 'threatening' and pressurising judiciary.
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Politics | April 23, 2018 17:06 ISTVice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected the notice given by Congress-led Opposition parties for the impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra citing lack of substantial merit in it.
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Congress-led oppn to move SC over rejection of impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra
India | April 23, 2018 15:50 ISTThe move comes after Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu rejected the notice given by opposition parties led by the Congress for impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra citing lack of substantial merit in it.
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Venkaiah Naidu rejects Congress' impeachment plea against CJI Dipak Misra: Here are the key points of the order
India | April 23, 2018 15:02 ISTHere are the excerpts of the order given by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu rejecting Opposition's impeachment plea against CJI Dipak Misra:
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Naidu has 'no mandate to decide merits of motion': Congress denounces rejection of impeachment notice against CJI
India | April 23, 2018 12:35 ISTReferring to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s remark on Opposition’s impeachment notice, Surjewala said that the “revenge petition” has now become “rescue order”.
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