BJP defends ECI , says internal deliberations sign of healthy democracy

New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI)Amid the escalating political row over reported dissent among members of the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the BJP on Wednesday defended the poll panel, calling internal deliberations a sign of a healthy democracy. Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also attacked the Opposition, particularly the Congress, alleging that after realising it could not win elections, its "biggest weapon" was to "kill the institutions of the country". Referring to the ECI's official statement on the issue, Patra said the Commission had made it clear that the SIR…