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

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday (September 26, 2026) demanded removal of the legal safeguards provided to the Election Commissioner, alleging that such protections were instituted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (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.

"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.