Criticising the decision of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan to reject the notice submitted by 193 Opposition MPs seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, INDIA bloc leaders on Wednesday said “collective parliamentary wisdom” had been bypassed. They alleged that the presiding officers held a “mini-trial” of their own without revealing whom they had consulted before arriving at the decision.

Source: The Hindu April 08, 2026 16:34 UTC