NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday lauded the Election Commission for holding polls that have earned global accolades, saying there will always be an urge to criticise to get the best of it.
He also said the independence of the poll panel is never a casualty as the “bureaucracy is so trained” and the election machinery is “so greased and fuelled”.
His remarks came against the backdrop of the opposition parties’ attacks on the EC and their allegations of discrepancies in electoral rolls, fudging of voter turnout data and tampering of electronic voting machines.