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Priyanka Gandhi calls for criminal prosecution of CEC over election rigging allegations

Congress MP escalates rhetoric, accusing India's chief election commissioner of treason for allegedly allowing voter roll manipulation.

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What to know

  • Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of treason for allegedly knowing about and permitting election rigging, specifically voter list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) cleanup.
  • Gandhi cited reports of Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi flagging voter name deletion issues; the ECI countered that it was unanimous in its SIR decisions.
  • Gandhi escalated from calling it treason to explicitly demanding criminal prosecution of the CEC, framing it as an assault on India's democratic system.
  • The dispute centers on whether the voter roll cleanup was conducted fairly or manipulated to affect electoral outcomes, with no criminal charges filed as of the coverage date.

“So, I think it is an extremely serious issue for our democracy because if there are no elections, where is democracy? If the elections are unfair and are being rigged in any manner and the ECI is assisting in that, and the Election Commissioner is not only aware of it, but also allowing it to happen, then it is a very very serious assault on democracy.”

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress MP, Wayanad · The Hindu ↗ · Sep 22

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress MP, Wayanad Lok Sabha constituencyGyanesh KumarGyanesh Kumar Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaSukhbir Singh Sandhu Election CommissionerVivek Joshi Election CommissionerRahul GandhiRahul Gandhi Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Priyanka Gandhi's brother

Priyanka Gandhi calls for criminal prosecution of CEC over election rigging allegations
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    Priyanka Gandhi escalates, seeks criminal prosecution of CEC

    Gandhi escalated her rhetoric, stating the CEC should face trial for treason and be criminally prosecuted like any other criminal if he allowed rigged elections. She characterized manipulation of voter lists as an assault on democracy and the nation.

    “if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar allowed elections to be rigged, it amounted to 'treachery with the nation' and 'an act of treason'”
    — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
    1. 3 outlets Gyanesh Kumar should be criminally prosecuted for 'treason': Priyanka Gandhi targets EC over SIR row

      first by The Times of India, 8h ago · also Times of India, The Hindu

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    Priyanka Gandhi calls CEC's alleged election rigging 'treason'

    Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, speaking to reporters at Nilambur in her Wayanad constituency, accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of committing treason if he was aware of and allowed elections to be rigged. She referenced reports of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagging voter name deletion issues during the SIR voter roll cleanup.

    “It is actually treachery with the nation. it is an act of treason and whoever is doing it has to be taken to task.”
    — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
    1. 2 outlets If CEC allowed elections to be rigged it’s ‘treason’: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi

      first by The Hindu, 1d ago · also The Hindu National