Priyanka Gandhi demands removal of legal safeguards for EC, resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

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.