New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday demanded removal of the legal safeguards provided to the Election Commissioner, alleging that such protections were "instituted by this government."

"The legal safeguards provided to the Election Commissioner, which were instituted by this government, protect him no matter what he does. Those safeguards need to be removed if anybody is committing illegal acts against this nation; they need to be tried for the criminal actions that they are involved in," she told reporters in Malappuram.

She also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

"If the Election Commission has been aiding and abetting the BJP to rig elections, naturally they are go...