Congress slams EC affidavit, terms it ‘deceptive, deceitful & duplicitous’
The Indian National Congress party has strongly criticized the Election Commission of India, labeling its recent affidavit to the Supreme Court as deceptive. The party alleges unilateral decision-making by the Chief Election Commissioner.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights ongoing tensions regarding the independence and transparency of India's electoral oversight body.
NEW DELHI: Dubbing the Election Commission’s affidavit in Supreme Court as “deceptive, deceitful and duplicitous”, Congress Tuesday said CEC Gyanesh Kumar has been taking unilateral decisions and the EC’s claims on Form 6 are contradictory.Taking to X, Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh wrote, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” He said that as per the EC’s claims, major SIR orders were formally approved by all three ECs.“But two election commissioners objected on record to grave violations and illegal actions taking place on orders of CEC — their objections were disregarded. The commissioners were not even informed and learnt of these decisions from the news.
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