Goa, Nov. 1 -- The Congress has highlighted the historical significance of the chair used by former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar while presiding over the INDIA bloc's symbolic public impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Saturday.

Congress media and publicity department head Pawan Khera revealed that the chair, used during the proceedings at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence at 10, Rajaji Marg, had once belonged to India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

In a post on X, Khera said the chair had been occupied by Nehru throughout his tenure as Prime Minister and had witnessed several important decisions in the country's history. He also pointed out that Neh...