Congress Working Committee meets today: EC row, Opposition strategy on agenda

Congress Working Committee meets today: EC row, Opposition strategy on agenda Congress Working Committee resolution probable to demand "inquiries" and problem a call for action, say insiders.

Key points

• 4 min read New Delhi Sep 29, 2026 06: 05 AM IST First published on: Sep 28, 2026 at 09: 05 PM IST.
• In March, 63 Rajya Sabha MPs and 130 Lok Sabha MPs had moved a motion seeking Kumar's removal.
• 14 times in 10 months, two Election Commissioners objected on record to poll panel steps.
• The decision will be taken at a session of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday.
• My advice to Modi-Shah, sack Gyanesh before the streets are filled with individuals rejecting your Vote Chori shenanigans.

Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc is scheduled to meet just a day after the CWC to chart out a joint plan for the Opposition on the EC matter. Top Opposition leaders will attend the session on Wednesday. (PTI File Photo). Written by: Asad Rehman.

As the Opposition seeks to step up pressure on the Election Commission (EC) after last week's revelations of a divide in the poll panel over voter roll revision – first noted by The Indian Express – the Congress is projected to demand an inquiry and call for "action from the poll panel and the government", sources remarked. The decision will be taken at a session of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday.

"We will offer everyone present at the gathering a chance to speak and will accordingly release a statement. But these inquiries and call for action are probable to be part of the CWC resolution on Tuesday, " stated a Congress insider.

For context, the Indian Express on September 23 documented that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected on record at least 14 times in 10 months to SIR-related decisions taken without their knowledge and glaring gaps in processes. In a four-page note issued after a session of the full Commission on Saturday, the poll panel unveiled nine decisions that addressed, point by point, a number of of the worries recorded by Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi. Nevertheless, it left a number of questions unanswered.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge remarked the Congress takes the EC matter "seriously". "This matter worries the entire country, the existence of our democracy and the survival of our country. That is why we are particularly serious concerning this matter, " he remarked to journalists on Monday.

He remarked the EC's "own people have exposed them" and that even a "former Chief Secretary of Kerala has said that CEC himself told him to contest the election". "This means that he is propagating the BJP's philosophy and has become a BJP worker. Gyanesh Kumar should resign. We have to take action against him, even after his resignation, " remarked Kharge.

For context, the CWC session comes at a time when the Cockroach Janta Party has given a call for a Jantar Mantar-like protest in Mumbai on October 2 demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The Opposition has additionally raised the demand, saying Kumar must step down. 'Just the beginning': Congress stages protests seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal.

Over the last few days, the Congress has held protests nationwide demanding Kumar's resignation. "The Congress has protested in 1000+ districts today. Mr. Gyanesh, this is just the beginning. Notably, the groundswell will only grow from here on. My advice to Modi-Shah, sack Gyanesh before the streets are filled with individuals rejecting your Vote Chori shenanigans, " Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal posted on X on Monday.

Notably, the Congress has protested in 1000+ districts today. Mr. Gyanesh, this is just the beginning. The groundswell will only grow from hereon.

My advice to Modi-Shah, sack Gyanesh before the streets are filled with individuals rejecting your Vote Chori shenanigans. Pic.twitter.com/tecPL3ZYyl. K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) September 28, 2026.

Notably, the Opposition intends to move a motion in both Houses of Parliament to remove Kumar as CEC, with the parties learnt to be working together to draft a motion seeking advice from legal experts. In March, 63 Rajya Sabha MPs and 130 Lok Sabha MPs had moved a motion seeking Kumar's removal. The motion was rejected by the chairs of both Houses on April 6. On April 24, the Opposition moved a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking the removal of Kumar for "acting in a partisan manner". Meanwhile, the notice remains pending before the Chairman.

In short, congress Working Committee meets today: EC row, Opposition strategy on agenda is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.