INDIA Bloc says CEC acting as the 'mouthpiece' of BJP

In a blistering indictment of the Election Commission of India, leaders of the INDIA Bloc have accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of abandoning constitutional neutrality and acting as a political mouthpiece for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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The opposition's charges follow a “controversial press conference” held by the CEC on Sunday, which they claim was riddled with evasions, partisan rhetoric, and a conspicuous silence on grave electoral irregularities.

Addressing a joint press conference at the Constitution Club here, INDIA Bloc leaders, including Gaurav Gogoi, Mahua Moitra, Sanjay Singh, Manoj Jha, Ram Gopal Yadav, Tiruchi Siva, Arvind Sawant, and John Brittas, expressed deep concern over what they described as the “institutional collapse” of the Election Commission’s credibility.

Gogoi accused the CEC of dodging every substantive question, including the Supreme Court's August 14 order that rejected the Commission’s attempt to block the release of data on 65 lakh deleted voters in Bihar.