Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP, says 'impartial elections' will be EC's victory

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the Election Commission of India is the only ray of hope, which can curb the misuse of the ED, CBI and IT department by the BJP government from the front.

“E=ED, C = CBI, I=IT. The way ECI is formed by combining the first letters of ED, CBI and IT department is actually a positive indication that ‘Election Commission of India’ is the ray of hope that can curb the misuse of ED, CBI and IT department by the BJP government from the front,” Yadav said in a post on X in Hindi.

“From today we are entering the first election month of 2024. It is hoped that the ‘Election Commission’ will fulfill its constitutional responsibility and will not allow the unbridled and dishonest government machinery to become active and will become a shield to protect democratic values as always. Only when democracy survives, the dignity (‘garima’) and reputation (‘prathistha’) of the Election Commission will also remain intact,” he said.