Hyderabad(Wishav Warta): Bhartiya Janta Party MP Varun Gandhi on Friday termed the Election Commission as a “toothless tiger” which, he said, has never derecognised any political party for not submitting poll expenditure details within the stipulated time.
political parties flush a lot of money on election campaign, denying opportunity to people from humble background to contest elections, Gandhi added
Gandhi’s remarks come even as the BJP is under opposition attack for “pressuring” the Election Commission to not declare elections to the Gujarat Assembly with those for Himachal Pradesh legislature. The Congress has accused the BJP of using “shameless pressure tactics” with the EC so it could woo the voters in Gujarat with last-minute sops.
“One of the biggest problems is the problem of the Election Commission which is really a toothless tiger. Article 324 of the Constitution says it (EC) controls and supervises elections. But does it really do that?