INDIA bloc leaders rap EC's door, allege misuse of central agencies
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, a delegation of leaders of the INDIA bloc parties approached the Election Commission of India alleging «unrelenting, blatant and illegal deployment of Central Agencies» by the ruling BJP to stifle the opposition parties. In a memorandum submitted to the EC, the INDIA party leaders submitted a list of recent instances of central agencies targeting opposition parties and alleged an absence of a level playing field for the opposition.
The leaders also suggested that the poll panel should change the heads of the probe agencies during the election to ensure a fair play.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, «We pointed out this is not a normal complaint, it is a larger issue of effecting, impairing, undermining, and sabotaging the basic structure of the Indian constitution.
«We pointed out that the level playing field is the heart and soul of free and fair elections. And free and fair elections are the heart and soul of democracy itself. Democracy has been held repeatedly by the Supreme Court to be part of basic structure.»
He added, «The moment you skew, render the level playing field in a non level playing field, what do you do? You are actually affecting democracy and therefore the basic structure. How do you do it, you use and misuse agencies blatantly.»
Singhvi said cases which are 20 years old have been resurrected to target the opposition.
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