00:00And our top focus continues to remain on the India Bloc meeting which will be held at 11 a.m.
00:05today in the national capital where the opposition parties will be discussing the strategy to up the ante against Chief
00:12Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
00:13They are seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and they're also seeking probe into the Election Commission
00:20decisions.
00:21The opposition is demanding the CEC's resignation.
00:24Meanwhile, the BJP has attacked the India Bloc meeting in Delhi.
00:28The BJP has called opposition unity a sinking ship.
00:32The BJP has said that India Bloc is a failed experiment and that India Bloc is a house of cards.
00:37So on one hand, there's this big India Bloc meeting which will be held today in the national capital and
00:44it will be attended by top opposition leaders.
00:47But what is also important to know that Samaj Wadi party chief of Hilesh Yadav will be skipping this meeting.
00:52He will be sending representatives from his party to attend the meeting.
00:56If you talk about DMK, which is the former ally of the Congress Party in Tamil Nadu, but after Congress
01:03Party joined hands with the TVK, there's a rift between the Congress Party and the DMK.
01:07And the DMK has also distanced itself from the India Bloc meeting, though DMK is also questioning the chief election
01:13commissioner, but will not be attending this meeting.
01:16The Aam Aadmi Party will also be staying away from this meeting.
01:21My colleague Rahul Gautam is now joining us with more details on this.
01:25Rahul, a very good morning to you.
01:26Give us more details on what all can be expected in this key India Bloc meeting, what all is on
01:32the agenda,
01:33and will there be a discussion on a joint strategy or each opposition party will be taking this fight individually?
01:41Well, good morning, Anjali, and as you rightly mentioned that this important and crucial meeting is actually going to revolve
01:49around CEC Vyanesh Kumar.
01:51In fact, we all know that how in the FKWP, Congress Party has made it very clear that the ongoing
01:58SSR exercise must be scrapped immediately,
02:00it must be suspended immediately, and apart from this, all the, you know, all the voters that have been deleted,
02:08almost around 13 lakhs voters that have been deleted so far in the ongoing SSR exercise must be reinstated.
02:17Now, these are the two demands, and as all the opposition parties are going to come together,
02:21expect that they're going to deliberate upon the future course of action.
02:27We've been informed from our sources that there might be a joint campaign or joint rallies by all these political
02:33parties
02:33in various parts of the country, just to increase the heat against the incumbent CEC.
02:39Also, we know that an impeachment motion is also on the table, a draft is being circulated among opposition MPs,
02:47and in all likelihood, it will be going to be submitted in the next week.
02:51So, as far as CEC is concerned, expect that it is going to be high on the agenda, as far
02:57as opposition is concerned,
02:59given the fact that Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerji, Malika Arjun, Kharge, and many other senior leaders are going to be
03:04participating in this important meet.
03:07The important discussion would also take around as to how they can increase the ambit of India bloc.
03:13Remember, two important parties, DNK and Amarmi party, they are not going to be joining today's meet.
03:21Apart from this, there are seven like-minded opposition parties, which are not part of NDA, nor of opposition, for
03:27example, BRS, BJD.
03:29So, the idea is to increase the ambit of India bloc, just to increase the pressure on the government.
03:34So, expect that a joint campaign against CEC and BJP government on, you know, vote-shory issue,
03:42and also to increase the ambit of India bloc in coming days.
03:45All right, Rahul, thank you for those details.
03:48So, that is the latest on the India bloc meeting, although some of the opposition parties will not be attending
03:53this meeting,
03:54but it remains to be seen what is the strategy that the India bloc decides to up their ante against
04:01the chief election commissioner.
04:02They are seeking his removal, his ouster.
04:05So, all eyes now on the India bloc meeting that is likely to be held today at 11 a.m.
04:12So, the India bloc meets today to strategize its response to the Election Commission and the SIR Rao.
04:17But with the opposition stepping up its attack on the poll body, the focus is on whether the alliance can
04:22put up a united front.
04:24The meeting will see leaders from the Congress, TMC, RJD, National Conference, PDP, CPIM, and NCP Sharad Bawar, among others,
04:32who will be participating.
04:33Shif Sena UBT will be attending virtually.
04:36The opposition's agenda is firmly centered on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
04:41Its demands include impeachment proceedings against the Chief Election Commissioner, his resignation, and an impartial probe into the Election Commission's
04:48decisions.
04:49The meeting also comes on the heels of the Congress Working Committee meeting, where the party laid down three key
04:54demands.
04:55The immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, suspension of the SIR exercise, and restoration of 13.3 crore deleted
05:03voters.
05:03The Congress is now looking to take that fight to the wider opposition platform.
05:07But the BGP has hit back, mocking the India bloc as a sinking ship, a failed experiment, and also a
05:14house of cards,
05:15questioning the alliance's unity as it prepares to take on the Election Commission.
05:22Congress certainly wants to do this type of massive agitation for safe democracy in this country.
05:30With the help of all political movements, political parties, we will hear, I think, there will be a valuable suggestion
05:40from the senior leaders of India Islands.
05:42After that, we will sit and we will formalize the clear action plan for the future agitation.
05:51Election Commission کو تھوڑی Soul Searching کرنی چاہیے.
05:58یہ ایسے ہی نہیں ہے کہ سارے opposition parties آج Election Commission کے خلاف ہیں.
06:04اور ثبوت کسی political party نے نہیں لیا.
06:08ثبوت اخبار کے انویسٹیگیشن کے ذریعے سامنے آیا ہے.
06:12اب بجائی یہ کہ اس کو چھپانے کی کوشش ہو.
06:16I like that election commission should be in the work of work and try to make the rules and the
06:26acts of action that they don't have.
06:28This is the vote of the election commission, and this is the vote of the election commission, and this is
06:33the vote of the election commission.
07:07This is not a natural alliance.
07:16in the villages, they are not saying that they have made a house,
07:21they have had a house in children, then they have a house,
07:26and they have a house, they have a house.
07:28They have made a house.
07:31This is the one we call natural ally,
07:35but there is no natural ally.
07:38This is the one that is not the one that is.
07:43.
07:43.
07:43.
07:43.
07:43.
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07:43RAHUL GANTHI MEN TAKAKT HAY NAHIN AKELEH LARDNESKA
07:48RAHUL GANTHI UTTAR PARDESH MEN AGAR AKELEH LARDA
07:52ZERO PARA OUT HOGA
07:54Congress Party KAKA NETRITV
08:00BHAARAT KIKI SAMBIDHANIK VYIVASTHAHON KOKO TAR-TAR KORNESKA
08:05KOKOI BHI KASAR NAHIN CHUDA RAH
08:09Aaj Congress Party KAKA NETRITV NAY YEE KAHA
08:13KIKI CHUNAV AYOG KOKO PRASHNO KE DAIERAY MEN LANE KE LIYE
08:21UNKE KAREKARTAONKA MAHIM AAMANDAN
08:26UNKI VYIVASTHAHON KE MADHYAM SE HUA
08:31Let's now understand what are the opportunities for the India bloc
08:35So they will be highlighting alleged voter roll discrepancies
08:38So they will be drawing the public attention to claim irregularities in electoral rolls
08:43and will be demanding clarification
08:44They are capitalizing on the huge voter deletions during the SIR
08:50So they are using these concerns over voter deletions
08:53during the Special Intensive Division to mobilize the affected voters
08:57They are also demanding accountability
08:59and they will be taking this fight directly to the poll panel
09:02So they are pressing the Election Commission for explanations, records and corrective action
09:06Pushing narrative of alleged Election Commission bias
09:10So the opposition is arguing publicly that the Election Commission's actions or decisions
09:14including the SIR show alleged partiality
09:17Joint campaign to re-enroll deleted voters
09:21So that's also something that they are going to discuss today
09:24Coordinated efforts to help eligible voters whose names were removed
09:27apply for re-enrollment
09:29Finalized draft notice for impeachment of the Chief Election Commissioner
09:33That's one of the key agendas of this meeting
09:36to prepare a proposed parliamentary motion
09:39seeking the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal
09:41through the constitutional process
09:43Claim that EC, ED and CBI are being weaponized by the government
09:49So the opposition has been alleging that these institutions
09:52are being used politically against the opposition parties
09:55Move past seat-sharing frictions to one anti-BJP plan
09:59To set aside the alliance disagreements
10:01and unite around a common political campaign opposing the BJP
10:04which currently is the Chief Election Commissioner
10:07and the SIR and also the alleged EC bias
10:10To plan high-profile mega-rallies on SIR
10:13To organize large public rallies focused on voter roll revision
10:16and related concerns
10:18and to also finalize joint parliament strategy against the government
10:22So coordinated to coordinate the opposition parties
10:26parliamentary actions, messaging and also the flow strategy
10:30on the issues involving the Chief Election Commissioner
