New Delhi, April 7 --  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday, April 6, rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, with no reasons cited for the rejection, drawing sharp condemnation from the Opposition, which accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "mocking Parliament."

The rejections came through virtually identical bulletins issued by both Houses, stating that "after due consideration of the notice of Motion and a careful and objective assessment of all relevant aspects and issues involved therein," the presiding officers, exercising powers under Section 3 of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, had "refused to admit the said notice of Motion." ...