BJP assails Congress over attack on Election Commission

The BJP today lashed out at the Congress after it accused the Election Commission of acting like a "puppet" of the government, and said the opposition party was looking for excuses before its impending defeat in the Gujarat polls.
A party delegation, which included Cabinet ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi among others, also met the Election Commission to refute the charges levelled by the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders.
Though the delegation members did not speak to media on record, sources said they submitted a memorandum to the EC where they accused the opposition party of misleading the poll watchdog and called the attack on it "unfortunate".

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimhra Rao launched a sharp attack on the Congress, saying its "dynastic arrogance" was on display in its attack on the EC.
The party should find better excuses for its "impending defeat", he said and deprecated "verbal abuse" by the Congress.
The Congress was upset because the EC dared to serve notice to "King Rahul", Rao claimed.

"Sheer pettiness of the Congress to call the EC names is glaring. You loved it when the same EC declared Ahmed Patel a winner in the Rajya Sabha poll. Why are you taking out your anger now on it for the (people) spontaneous support to the PM?

"Isn't it too much to expect the EC to act as Parivar's Darbaris (courtiers of the family)?" he tweeted.
The Congress today said the Election Commission was a BJP "puppet" as the party criticsed it for not acting against Modi after he hed a "roadshow" in Gujarat. After casting his vote at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad district, the prime minister was seen walking some distance and greeting people standing on both sides of the road outside the polling booth. Later, he stood on the foot-board of his car and waved to the crowd.