New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Escalating his attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar amid a major row surrounding the Election Commission of India (ECI), Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday declared that the country has entered "unprecedented territory," asserting that the chain connecting votes, legislation, institutions, and the Constitution has been fundamentally fractured.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Gandhi cited an investigative report by The Indian Express, which revealed that two sitting Election Commissioners-Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi-had formally recorded objections at least 14 times over 10 months regarding procedures, database changes, and the ongoing Special Intens...