Gyanesh Kumar should be criminally prosecuted for 'treason': Priyanka Gandhi on SIR row
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called for the criminal prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of treason for alleged tampering with electoral rolls. Her comments follow reports that other election commissioners raised formal objections to the revision process.
Why it matters
The accusations strike at the heart of democratic integrity in India, highlighting intense political conflict over the administration of electoral processes.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that Gyanesh Kumar should be "criminally prosecuted" for "tampering with electoral rolls and deleting voters' names."Her remarks came a day after The Indian Express published a report claiming that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had formally raised objections at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and orders related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Speaking to reporters in Wayanad, Kerala, Priyanka Gandhi said, "Anybody who plays around with the process, the democratic process of our elections is committing treason against this nation. That is our very clear stand. I do not think anybody in that position should have legal protection in the way that he has. The Chief Election Commissioner has.
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