{"id":27921,"date":"2026-09-23T22:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27921"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:01:50","slug":"bjp-defends-ec-says-oppn-trying-to-discredit-panel-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27921","title":{"rendered":"BJP defends EC, says oppn trying to discredit panel | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134445972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sambit-patra.jpg\" alt=\"BJP defends EC, says oppn trying to discredit panel\" title=\"He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged.\">He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Differences of opinion within EC are a sign of its democratic functioning, BJP said Wednesday as it mounted a strong counter-charge against the Opposition over its attack on the poll body and govt, saying its rivals have been trying to discredit institutions since 2014, including before the rollout of SIR, due to their dwindling popular support.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;If there is no discussion of any kind among three election commissioners and they simply agree to everything, then these very opposition parties will call it dictatorship and claim that they were all &#8216;yes men&#8217; because they were appointed by govt,&#8221; BJP&#8217;s Sambit Patra said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Now, the media has reported their correspondences as a divergence of views on the appropriateness of some measures taken by the commission, and this is a sign of a healthy democracy, he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Targeting the Opposition for its allegation that BJP&#8217;s impressive run of recent poll victories was aided by SIR, he said, &#8220;The statistics from Bengal expose the Opposition&#8217;s narrative of &#8216;vote chori&#8217;, as TMC won 13 of the 20 seats with the highest number of deleted voters, while BJP won only six.&#8221; Opposition&#8217;s outrage is an outcome of its receding influence since 2014, when PM Modi led NDA to a huge victory, he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>BJP also cited alleged links of several past ECs, including ex-CECs M S Gill and Navin Chawla, to Congress during its long stint in office.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/bjp-defends-ec-says-oppn-trying-to-discredit-panel\/articleshow\/134445963.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged. 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