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Priyanka Gandhi demands removal of legal safeguards for EC, resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday demanded the removal of legal safeguards provided to the Election Commissioner, alleging that the legal mechanisms instituted by the BJP protects the organisation from accountability. She also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying the INDIA bloc was united in seeking his removal. Vadra also pointed out that the EC could not have committed such a crime without the tacit support of the leadership.

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Malappuram: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday demanded removal of the legal safeguards provided to the Election Commissioner, alleging that such protections were instituted by the BJP government to shield the poll panel from accountability.



She also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying the INDIA bloc was united in seeking his removal.



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"I strongly believe that the legal safeguards that are provided to the Election Commissioner, which were instituted by the BJP government to protect him no matter what he does, those safeguards need to be removed," the Wayanad MP told reporters here.



"If anyone is committing illegal acts against the nation, against our Constitution, against India, they need to be tried for the criminal action they are involved in. This is treason and they need to be tried for it," she said.




Vadra alleged that the BJP government was protecting the Election Commissioner.

If an EC is committing such serious crimes against democracy, it is practically impossible to do it without the support of the leadership, she said.

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