BJP accuses Congress of undermining Election Commission, cites Manmohan Singh

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The BJP invoked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's praise for the Election Commission to accuse the Congress party of habitually discrediting the poll body. The BJP alleged that Congress ministers targeted the EC during the UPA's tenure in power, citing the censure of Salman Khurshid for promising an enhanced Muslim quota during a campaign. Congress hit back by referencing a book by former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi to criticise Prime Minister Modi's relationship with the EC. The BJP argued that while Singh regarded the EC as the soul of democracy, the current opposition treats it as a political tool. The exchange reflects an ongoing war of words between the two parties over institutional credibility ahead of electoral cycles.

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