Citing the poll panel’s letter to him, the Congress chief said, “The letter on one hand says Commission respects citizens' right to ask questions and on the other hand threatens citizens in the form of an advise to exercise caution.
“The way the BJP government played with democracy and their leaders are pledging to change the constitution it becomes clear that if they come to power, both these institutions will be in jeopardy,” he said.
The statement of the Congress chief comes a day after the party's Manifesto Committee, headed by former Union minister and party stalwart P Chidambaram, had handed him the draft manifesto of the party for the general elections.
The statement of the Congress chief comes a day after the SBI moved the Supreme Court and sought time till 30th June to furnish electoral bond details to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Addressing a public meeting billed as ‘Odisha Bachao Samavesh’ here on Monday , the Congress president launched a diatribe against the BJP, RSS and the BJD.
"The public knows Nitish Kumar. Nitish Kumar should become Prime Minister. He is popular all over India," JDU MLA Gopal Mandal said.
After a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC), the Congress president said, “The public won’t allow an ‘undemocratic’ BJP government to come to power in Madhya Pradesh through the back door.”
AICC General Secretary and In-charge Himachal Pradesh Rajiv Shukla was also present on the occasion.
