Sambit Patra Slams Opposition Over Possible Impeachment Motion Against CEC: “Public Understands Everything”

New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday strongly criticised opposition parties’ reports of a possible impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, calling their actions politically motivated.

Speaking to reporters, Patra said, “…The political party that can abuse the judges after the Ram Mandir judgment, that cannot spare the Indian Army, which can call the Chief of the Indian Army a street goon. The way the Election Commission is being abused and the words being used, show only one thing that all constitutional institutions have their own limits, each has its own boundary and one constitutional institution always respects another constitutional institution. We too could have had differences. We too had differences in the past, but we never used such words which were indecent. Using indecent words and the type of attack he is making, it somehow shows that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party are frustrated, and they have only one goal. We should get power at any cost. If our family does not get power, we will drag anybody to the middle of the road, speak nonsense against him, abuse him, and we want power at any cost. But the public understands everything.”

Patra’s remarks come amid heightened political tensions over alleged vote manipulation claims and opposition discontent with the Election Commission of India (ECI). While opposition leaders are reportedly considering a motion to impeach the CEC, Patra insisted that such moves reflect frustration rather than genuine concern, and emphasised that constitutional institutions must be respected and insulated from political attacks.