# Gyanesh Kumar should be criminally prosecuted for 'treason': Priyanka Gandhi on SIR row

> Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he should be "criminally prosecuted" if found responsible for "tampering with electoral rolls and deleting voters' names."

- Published: 2026-09-24T07:00:28.888Z
- Updated: 2026-09-27T10:00:25.318Z
- 4 sources
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Congress, Harish Rawat, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Wayanad MP, former Uttarakhand chief minister

## How it developed

- 2026-09-24T07:00:28.888Z - Times of India: [Gyanesh Kumar should be criminally prosecuted for 'treason': Priyanka Gandhi on SIR row](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gyanesh-kumar-should-be-criminally-prosecuted-for-treason-priyanka-gandhi-targets-ec-over-sir-row/articleshow/134453209.cms)
- 2026-09-25T08:00:07.611Z - India Today: [Congress Holds Pan-India Protests Demanding Resignation and Arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/congress-holds-pan-india-protests-demanding-resignation-and-arrest-of-cec-gyanesh-kumar-ytvd-3002623-2026-09-25)
- 2026-09-25T09:00:05.828Z - India Today: [Congress Protests Across India, Demands Resignation of CEC Over Rigging Row](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/congress-protests-across-india-demands-resignation-of-cec-over-rigging-row-ytvd-3002694-2026-09-25)
- 2026-09-26T07:30:09.083Z - India Today: [Mother's photo hanging from neck, Harish Rawat reaches ED office for questioning](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/harish-rawat-appears-before-enforcement-directorate-in-2016-recruitment-exam-case-uttarakhand-3003402-2026-09-26)
- 2026-09-26T10:01:39.623Z - Hindustan Times: [Harish Rawat appears before ED in Uttarakhand recruitment exam case](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/harish-rawat-appears-before-ed-in-uttarakhand-recruitment-exam-case-101790414193718.html)
- 2026-09-26T14:00:07.239Z - India Today: [Priyanka Gandhi seeks EC safeguards scrapped, asks CEC Gyanesh Kumar to quit](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/priyanka-gandhi-demands-gyanesh-kumar-resignation-election-commission-safeguards-removal-ptag-3003615-2026-09-26)
- 2026-09-26T22:32:23.911Z - ThePrint: [Harish Rawat appears before ED, accuses government of 'acting out of vendetta'](https://theprint.in/india/harish-rawat-appears-before-ed-accuses-government-of-acting-out-of-vendetta/3054529/)
- 2026-09-27T10:00:25.318Z - Times of India: ['Protests happening across country': Priyanka Gandhi says CEC Gyanesh Kumar should resign 'now'](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/protests-happening-acorss-country-priyanka-gandhi-says-cec-gyanesh-kumar-should-resign-now/articleshow/134517722.cms)

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