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- Opposition MPs intend to submit notices in both houses of Parliament demanding the removal of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The move follows reports of internal disagreements within the Election Commission regarding Special Intensive Revision and voter list management.
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly raised objections to specific commission decisions.
- The Indian National Congress has announced nationwide protests against the commission's functioning to be held on September 25.
- This development highlights increasing friction between the government and opposition regarding the independence of the electoral process.
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- The submission of formal impeachment notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- The nationwide protest march by the Congress party on September 25
- Parliamentary debates regarding the independence of the Election Commission
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