TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ In an unprecedented attack on the Election Commission of India, the Congress described it as a “captive puppet” of the BJP and accused it of “denigrating the Constitution by not issuing a notice to Prime Minister Modi.”
Members of the party’s women and youth wing also protested outside the Commission on Thursday afternoon for what it called “the Commission’s refusal to act against BJP leaders and Ministers.”
Addressing a press conference, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who oversaw Congress’ campaign, and the party’s communication chief spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated the model code of conduct by holding a roadshow after voting in the Gujarat Assembly polls on Thursday, but the Commission refused to take note. “If the Prime Minister of the country does this, what kind of inspiration does it give to others,” asked Mr. Gehlot.
