00:00Let's hope all of this leads to a reduction in pollution levels in the national capital.
00:06We'll continue getting you the latest of what the central government and the Delhi government
00:09plans to do to ensure that there is a crackdown on all elements that pollute the air further
00:15in the national capital.
00:16But let's move on to some of the big political stories of the day.
00:19The opposition CEC impeachment move was supposed to happen today, but it's been postponed to
00:26tomorrow, reinforcing the proceedings to be postponed.
00:29The announcement was made by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who said that this mock impeachment
00:34will take place at the same time tomorrow, which means 3.30 tomorrow evening is when this
00:39mock public impeachment by Congress and by other opposition parties will take place at
00:45Kharge's residence.
00:46And that will be followed by a march to Ramlila Maidan, which is on November 1st.
00:51So there will be a march to Ramlila Maidan and then a mega rally.
00:55Well, the BJP is hit back at Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of spreading anarchy.
00:59Once again, repeating the Dimagi Naksal attack on the opposition.
01:03Let's get to both sides in our next report.
01:15It was billed as a public verdict against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a show
01:21of anger over alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
01:27But just as the India bloc was preparing to remove the CEC from his position, at least symbolically,
01:33the weather played spoils sport.
01:37Continuous rainfall in the capital forced the opposition to postpone its public impeachment
01:42style proceedings planned at Congress President Malika Ajun Kharge's residence.
01:49The event will now be held at the same time, 3.30 p.m. on Saturday.
01:55Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar will preside over the proceedings, while Rajya Sabha leader
02:00of opposition Malika Ajun Kharge will introduce the motion.
02:04Leaders from India bloc parties, members of civil society and people affected by the SIR exercise
02:10are expected to present their arguments, followed by a charge sheet against a CEC.
02:17Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, will deliver the concluding remarks.
02:23The opposition's stated aim is to build a public case for Gyanesh Kumar's removal,
02:28accusing him of undermining democracy through vote chodi.
02:32But this is symbolic exercise, not an actual impeachment proceeding.
02:37The constitution says CEC can be removed only through the same process as a Supreme Court judge
02:44by Parliament on grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
02:50While the proceedings were postponed, opposition leaders used the opportunity to target Prime
02:55Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, insisting that this is a fight they will win.
03:01Both the programmes are about the demolition of Indian democracy by Mr. Narendra Modi,
03:11by Mr. Arit Shah and by Mr. Gyanesh Kumar and his crew in the election commission.
03:20The Home Minister is trying his best to stop people from coming into Delhi.
03:26Everybody is here. It's a political plus.
03:29We are in this together. We will win this together.
03:34And this is only the curtain raiser.
03:37On November 1st, the India bloc will march to Ramlila Maidan for their mega vote chodi rally.
03:43The BJP meanwhile has hit out the opposition's public impeachment plan,
03:48calling it a political stunt aimed at creating chaos.
03:51The TRU.
03:53I will be the only one who has hit the border of India
04:00and the people who have had this right to fight the rules.
04:07You will never continue to fight them.
04:08But in India, there is a strange feeling that Meta Prithipaksh has never seen in Akashwani
04:14as a result.
04:16These people are doing such a work that has no legal validity.
04:23Just to make their own rights, this is one way, a rights-right.
04:34So from a symbolic impeachment at Kargay's residence to a show of strength and
04:38at Ramlila Maidan, the opposition is keeping the anti-CEC fight alive on the streets.
04:44Bureau Report, India Today.
04:49Let's also bring in Moshmi Singh, who's joining us live from Delhi with the latest updates
04:53on really what the opposition's strategy looks like.
04:56So Moshmi, instead of today, you'll have the public impeachment taking place tomorrow,
05:01which means that the weekend is packed for the opposition.
05:04It's going to be one symbolic stir after another.
05:06There's also been, we understand, a tweak in plans as far as the November 1st rally is concerned,
05:12which means essentially that Rahul Gandhi is upping the ante further.
05:20Absolutely, you know, Akshita, the fact that the public impeachment will now follow very close,
05:27happen very close on the heels of the mega rally itself, you know, adds to the momentum,
05:34though the rain played truant, but the delay surely the Congress and the India Bloc leaders feel is not a
05:43reason that there will be any lessening of the attack on Gyanesh Kumar or via Gyanesh Kumar at the Modi
05:53government.
05:54And Rahul Gandhi also spoke about marching to Ram Leela Maidan, thereby, you know, calling out all outfits, student organizations,
06:05civil societies to join the bandwagon.
06:07So clearly, I think that, you know, tomorrow will be a day where we'll see a lot of bond homie
06:16between the India Bloc leaders.
06:18We'll see a lesser participation, though represented in the right percentage by the civil society members.
06:27And also there will be SIR victims who will be participating in that public impeachment that happened.
06:34But today's picture spoke a lot about the unity and the fact that all the India Bloc leaders, you know,
06:43want to put up a show of strength.
06:45And speaking of unity, Moshami, you know, Rahul Gandhi has been putting out one message after another, urging everyone to
06:51join the rally on November 1st.
06:53Is the CJP going to be attending?
07:01You know, there has been no word coming on that. I've asked several leaders.
07:08There is still no clarity on whether Abhijit Dipke or the likes of Saurav Das would be attending or sharing
07:17the stage with Rahul Gandhi and the other India Bloc leaders.
07:22There is a lot of reading between the lines. Dipke has made that call out to extend support to the
07:30India Bloc rally.
07:31But that doesn't really add to the fact that whether they'll be physically present, that will add another dimension, perhaps
07:40a political dimension to the entire plan.
07:43And though he has shared stage with the youth outfits of other political organizations like the AISF or the ISA,
07:53it remains to be seen whether he would be on the stage with the major political parties there.
07:58Alright, so let's wait and watch Moshami for the moment. Thanks very much for joining us.
