New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to resign and become an approver, claiming he is not the "main vote-theft criminal". He added that they are after the people behind what Kumar had done and the Opposition might even forgive him. Gandhi said the protests against Kumar will continue and the deployment of heavy security forces and crackdown on protesters proves how the government is trying to protect him. "Turn approver. You have committed a crime, and frankly you are not the main criminal. You have made a mistake. You are not the mind behind the mistake. We are after the people who are behind what you did," said Gandhi when asked for his advice to Kumar. "It is very easy for you. Resign and get out of the way. No problem. We might even forgive you because that will be a service to the nation and the Constitution. We know you have been forced by PM [Prime Minister Narendra Modi], home minister [Amit Shah], [National Security Advisor] Ajit Doval, and Mr Adani," said Gandhi. Gandhi said they understand the type of pressure Kumar faces. "We are forgiving people. We are not cruel.but we will defend the Constitution," he said. Further, Gandhi said they are getting reports that the Delhi Police personnel are "very disturbed" that they have been deployed to beat up young people during the protests. He claimed that 50% of security forces told him that the Opposition is on the right path. "We are getting reports that police are very disturbed over why they are being used to beat up India's youth...Fifty per cent of the police are telling me that we [Opposition] are doing the right thing. The Opposition, police, and CAPF [central armed police forces] are on one side, and Modi, Gyanesh Kumar, Ajit Doval, and some officials in the ECI [Election Commission of India] are on the other side."...